On Tue, May 25, 2010 at 1:09 PM, Mike Fowler <m...@mlfowler.com> wrote: >> We're unlikely to accept this patch if it changes the minimum version >> of libxml2 required to compile PostgreSQL > > Why? 2.6.27 is almost 4 years old.
Because we work hard to minimize our dependencies and make them as non-onerous as possible. At a minimum, I think it's fair to say that the burden is on you to justify what it's worth bumping the version number. If there is some major speed or performance advantage to using the newer API, maybe we'll consider it. But if it's just a few extra lines of code to work around it, then it's better to write those extra lines of code rather than potentially force users to upgrade packages they're otherwise happy with. -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise Postgres Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers