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Re: PostgreSQL project policy compendium

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>

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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
To: Kurt Harriman <harriman@acm.org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Marko Kreen <markokr@gmail.com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2009-12-16T15:51:27Z
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On ons, 2009-12-16 at 07:44 -0800, Kurt Harriman wrote: 
> On 12/16/2009 7:10 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
> > the project policy is to not require any compiler features not found
>  > in C89.
> 
> Is there somewhere a compendium of such policies which
> fledgling hackers should consult to avoid embarrassment?

The installation instructions say that you need a C89 compiler.