Re: plpgsql GUC variable: custom or built-in?

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 6:31 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
>> With all this fallout, I think it would be cleaner to step back and make
>> it a regular GUC variable, not custom.  Pretending that plpgsql is
>> somehow not an integral part of the system is not completely true
>> anyway.  Yes, we're playing favorites in the PL camp here, but so what?
>
> True, but on the other hand, if plpgsql needs this to work nicely, then
> $YOURPL probably needs it too.

This thread is still on the open items list, as:

Improve behavior of SUSET GUC variables added by loadable modules?

Is there something that needs to be done here? If so, what is it?

...Robert