Re: Remove the refint contrib module (for v20)

Hi,

On Sat, 6 Jun 2026 at 03:35, Daniel Gustafsson <daniel(at)yesql(dot)se> wrote:

> > On 5 Jun 2026, at 23:05, Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
> >
> > On Sat, Jun 06, 2026 at 12:57:56AM +0530, Ayush Tiwari wrote:
> >> Thoughts? Does this look like the right approach, or is there a
> >> reason to keep refint around?
> >
> > +1. Do we need an appendix-obsolete entry for the docs?
>
> Seems like a reasonable thing to add. Once merged, we should probably add
> (and
> backpatch) a mention to the docs that the functionality will be removed in
> v20.
>

As you suggested, here's the back-branch doc change noting that refint
will be removed in v20, pointing users to the built-in foreign key
functionality.

I extended the existing paragraph (following the xml2/intagg deprecation
style) rather than adding a separate note. Intended for back-patch to all
supported branches (13-19).

Thoughts?

Regards,
Ayush