Re: PL contribution guidelines?

mlg3 writes:

> I understand that pgsql uses autoconf but not other autotools.
> The best location for such contribution is in
> src/pl/pl<lang-name>
>
> Now, how do I include my PL into the build list?
> What files must I provide? (preferrably, by borrowing
> them from another PL, e.g. PLPERL or TCL])

There is currently some disagreement about whether every now procedural
language implementation should be included in the core distribution. If
you choose to distribute your package separately, you can take a look at
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/plsh.html as an example for how to
package it.

> I also composed PLSAMPLE (the same implementation
> components, but empty). IMO, it (PLSAMPLE) also should be
> there in the PSQL distribution.

I think there is enough documentation about this already. Creating a PL
handler is not a common task. But if you have concrete points that you
would like to have mentioned somewhere, please tell us about them.

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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net