Hi Chris,
On Sun, Sep 23, 2012 at 3:29 AM, Chris Travers <[email protected]>wrote:
> If we are going to require at least PostgreSQL 9.1 or higher, I think it
> would make a fair bit of sense to break apart the db schema into PostgreSQL
> extension format. This gives us a bunch of things including versioning, an
> ability to write upgrade scripts from one version to another, and simpler.
> Also the schema of a database on restore would come from the LedgerSMB
> files installed, not from the database. The data of course would be backed
> up properly.
>
> The extension format is actually really nice.
>
> The advantages will be:
>
> 1) error message reduction on update
> 2) an ability to spinoff components when we are really happy with them so
> they can be independently published for other software to use as well (this
> would encourage additional input from other software projects, and better
> interop.
> 3) dependency tracking
>
> I don't think we want to spin these off right away, nor do we necessarily
> want to stop shipping a relatively monolithic package. But the ability to
> publish our work and be the basis of other projects down the road may bring
> many more options for us.
>
> What does everyone else think?
>
At the off-chance to sound negative: let's publish 1.4 and discuss right
after that!
(But to answer the original question: I think it's a perfect idea.)
Bye,
Erik.
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