On Mon, Feb 27, 2017 at 01:00:20PM -0800, David E. Wheeler wrote: > On Feb 27, 2017, at 12:04 PM, Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: > > > Just stating the obvious, but one of the reasons CPAN works so well is > > that most of the modules are written in Perl and hence don't need > > per-platform compilation. > > There are a *lot* of C-baded modules on CPAN; and my guess is that, more > often than not, Perl modules depend on other C-based modules. > > I daresay a lot of PostgreSQL extensions can be written in pure SQL or > PL/pgSQL.
Oh, does CPAN distribute compiled modules or requires users to compile them. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + As you are, so once was I. As I am, so you will be. + + Ancient Roman grave inscription + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
