Re: [HACKERS] Contrib modules documentation online
Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Greg Smith <gsmith@gregsmith.com>, pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Date: 2007-08-29T20:18:31Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Josh Berkus wrote: > Greg, > > >> Are you suggesting to add an additional piece of work to the already >> behind schedule 8.3 timeline when there's already this idea floating >> around to overhaul the entire contrib structure in 8.4, which may very >> well make much of that work redundant? Albert's work is cool and all, but >> from from back here where I sit I'd expect anyone in a position to >> integrate it into 8.3 properly should be working on something that's >> already on the to-do list instead. >> > > Or the contrib overhaul may *not* get into 8.4 (ala updatable views). Having > the contrib stuff in the main docs would remove one of the largest barriers > to people knowing about the contrib features. > > I don't agree with Greg that we shouldn't make this docs improvement. I do think we should do it in such a way that it will fit with our plans for the future. cheers andrew