I am still waiting for a plpython patch that has Python version checking. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Guido Goldstein wrote: > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > Guido Goldstein wrote: > >> Is it possible to tell me which python versions you want to > >> support? > > > > The issue isn't so much which versions we want to support. There is > > certainly some flexibility with that. But when a patch breaks the > > buildfarm a) unannounced and b) without any apparent feature gain, then > > people get annoyed. > > If this breaks the buildfarm it's not my failure. > Except you can tell me what I've got to do with the > buildfarm. > > If you mean that plpython didn't compile, fine; simply tell > the people what version they should consider when sending > in patches. > > I've checked the patch with postgres 8.1.3 and 8.2.1 > with python 2.4 and 2.5 on intel 32 bit and amd 64 bit > systems; all systems running linux. > > *And* it's not a feature patch but a bug-fixing one! > Python is a language with strong typing, so silently > converting a datatype is a bug -- not a feature. > Btw, you'll lose the type information of boolean columns in > trigger functions (NEW and OLD dicts, no explicit parameters), > which does cause problems. > > > That said, we certainly try to support a few more versions of Python > [...] > > If you want to support python 2.3 use the attached patch, which also > works for the newer python versions. > The Python 2.3 branch is the oldest _officially_ supported python version. > > Anyway, to circumvent the above mentiond point a) I herewith anncounce > that the included patch might break the buildfarm. > > Cheers > Guido > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
