Dave Page wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > >> I was hoping that we're deprecating contrib/xml2, so I wouldn't add more > >> features to it. > > > > Author states: > > > >> I understand that XML support is planned and at least partially > >> implemented for 8.3, but many production instances will be unable (or, > >> in fact, unwilling) to upgrade to 8.3 for quite some time. Because > >> this patch is completely backward compatible it can (theoretically) be > >> included in future 8.1 and 8.2 releases, and for those of us that need > >> more full XML support in the short term the upgrade of a contrib > >> module is probably a very viable option -- it is for me, anyway. > > > > But we don't add new features to stable branches, even if they're > backward compatible.
I was quoting the text only to state the author realizes /contrib/xml2 is depricated in 8.3. This is not going into 8.2.X, only 8.3. -- 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 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
