Tom Lane wrote: > September is upon us and it doesn't seem like we are ready to ship > a beta. I think it's time to start making some hard choices. > > In the main code I see these outstanding features/patches: > > * bitmap indexes > * updatable views
IMHO these two should be bounced. They are big features that still seem to need a lot of work and will probably take long before they are ready for inclusion. Interested parties should continue working on them with an eye to be included *at the start* of the 8.3 development cycle. > * GUC variable reload + refactoring (previously applied and reverted) > * plpython improvements (needs review by someone who knows plpython) > * plpgsql improvements for returning record types > * patch to build on VC > * make libpq default client_encoding setting from locale? > In contrib we've got: > > * new ISBN/etc module > * hstore (finally proposed for inclusion) > * new sslinfo module > * pgstattuple changes > * removing the deadwood These all seem to be manageable within reasonable time. I can help with the contrib stuff. > My feeling is that we ought to bounce bitmap indexes and updatable views > as not being ready, accept all the contrib stuff, and try to get the > other items done in time for a beta at, say, the end of next week. +1. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
