* Dimitri Fontaine (dimi...@2ndquadrant.fr) wrote: > Stephen Frost <sfr...@snowman.net> writes: > > I don't like the idea of having a pg_dump/restore mechanism that > > intentionally tries to go out and install the latest version of whatever > > extension was installed in the old DB by downloading it from PGXN, > > building it, and then installing it... Is that what people are > > expecting here? > > The whole idea of having Extension Templates in catalogs is exactly to > prevent what you're describing here from happening.
eh...? I'm not sure how that follows.
> Whatever the templates you downloaded to get to the version you now have
> in your database for extension “foo” are going to used again by
> pg_restore at CREATE EXTENSION time. The extension depending on its
> in-catalog templates ensures that model of operations.
What I've been trying to point out is that there's absolutely zero need
for the 'extension template' part of this to make a pg_restore work for
an entirely-in-the-catalog extension. I realize that's how you've done
it with this patch set but that doesn't make it necessary.
Thanks,
Stephen
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