Re: ALTER EXTENSION UPGRADE, v3

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 9:38 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:

>> Well, the difference is that loose objects are just on my system,
>> whereas extensions are supposed to work on anybody's system.  I'm not
>> clear that it's possible to write an extension that depends on a
>> relocatable extension in a sensible way.  If it is, objection
>> withdrawn.
>
> I don't deny that there are risks here.  But I think the value of being
> able to move an extension when it is safe outweighs the difficulty that
> sometimes it isn't safe.  I think we can leave making it safer as a
> topic for future investigation.

Personally, I'ld rather be able to install the *same*
extension/version in different schemas at the same time then move an
extension from 1 schema to another, although I have no problems with
extensions moving out under a function's foot (just like loose
objects).

a.



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