Re: [mike.aubury@aubit.com: PGconn ?]

Michael Meskes <meskes@postgresql.org> writes:
> From: Mike Aubury <mike.aubury@aubit.com>
> Any chance of adding this (or something similar) for the next RC?

> I don't like the idea of adding a feature albeit a very small one to 8.3
> at this point in time without even a small discussion. Mike explained to
> me that he needs to access the PGconn structure of the current
> connection. He used to get it by using an undocumented but exported
> internal function in libecpg. However, with us cleaning up the namespace
> this function now disappeared and I refused to reactivate it because it
> only gave a pointer to an undocumented internal structure. However, the
> approach he's proposing now (using the PGconn structure instead) works
> inside the documented PGSQL framework and thus whould be fine. Is it
> okay to add this to 8.3. now? Yes, I know, I need to add it to the
> export list too.

> In the long run I would like to implement whatever is missing in ecpg
> and deprecate this function, but this isn't doable for 8.3.

It's too late for 8.3 --- the tarball is already wrapped, and we won't
consider a re-wrap short of some truly sickening bug report showing up
in the next day or so.

I'd suggest thinking in terms of a proper fix for 8.4.
        regards, tom lane