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Re: Postgres perl module namespace

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

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From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>, Mark Dilger <mark.dilger@enterprisedb.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Date: 2021-08-25T05:48:39Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 03:39:15PM -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 23, 2021 at 3:03 PM Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> wrote:
>> OK, I count 3 in favor of changing to PgTest::Cluster, 1 against,
>> remainder don't care.
> 
> I'd have gone with something starting with Postgres:: ... but I don't care much.

PgTest seems like a better choice to me, as "Postgres" could be used
for other purposes than a testing framework, and the argument that
multiple paths makes things annoying for hackers is sensible.
--
Michael

Commits

  1. Fix PostgreSQL::Test aliasing for Perl v5.10.1.

  2. For PostgreSQL::Test compatibility, alias entire package symbol tables.

  3. Make PostgresNode easily subclassable