Re: WIP patch for parameterized inner paths

David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com>

From: "David E. Wheeler" <david@justatheory.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2012-01-25T20:24:59Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Jan 25, 2012, at 12:19 PM, Tom Lane wrote:

>> Why not create a branch? IIRC the build farm can be configured to run branches.
> 
> I already know what the patch does against the regression tests.
> Buildfarm testing is not of interest here.  What would be of help is,
> say, Kevin volunteering to load up his Circuit Courts software and data
> into a git-head server and see how performance looks with and without
> the patch.  Distribution of the code doesn't strike me as being the
> bottleneck.

Yeah, but it would be easier to keep a branch up-to-date via `git rebase` than to maintain the patch, I would think. And if it’s a remote branch, then simpler distribution is a bonus.

Best,

David