Re: Inline Extension

David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com>

From: "David E. Wheeler" <david@justatheory.com>
To: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri@2ndQuadrant.fr>
Cc: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2012-01-19T17:12:02Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Jan 19, 2012, at 7:21 AM, Dimitri Fontaine wrote:

> Now, for the dependency on a SQL file hosting the content, it's easier
> to just connect to the databases and get them the script in the SQL
> command rather than deploying a set of files: that means OS level
> packaging, either RPM or debian or some other variant. Or some other
> means of easily deploying the files. An SQL connection is all you need
> if you're not shipping .so.

ISTM that if you are managing 256 servers, you’re likely already using a packaging system for the deployment of application dependencies. In which case, to keep things consistent, you ought to distribute your extensions in exactly the same way.

Best,

David