On 2015-06-04 20:41:46 +0200, Andres Freund wrote: > > 1. 15 years of the same argument (current source: pg_audit) > > I don't see getting rid of contrib helping with that. The only change > will then be whether something should be in core. > > And there's stuff that's just very hard to develop out of core; but > doesn't necessarily immediately belong into > core. E.g. pg_stat_statements is relatively closely tied to things in > core.
An even better example is pg_upgrade. It'd not have been possible to bring it somewhere close to maturity without having it in contrib/. It requires core cooperation, and we weren't immediately to declare it as part of core. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
