Re: Modifying and solidifying contrib

Are we doing this?

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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> With all the recent discussion on contrib modules etc.. I would like to
> offer the following suggestion. I am willing to do a good portion of the
> work myself and I can get it done before feature freeze. I will need
> help with the global make file stuff however so that is one dependency.
> 
> Add directory /modules
> Modules are compiled and installed by default but not enabled.
> Modules in 8.3 currently are:
>    pgrowlocks
>    pg_freespacemap (to be renameed pgfreespacemap to be consistent)
>    pgstattuple
>    pgcrypto
>    xml2
>    pgbuffercache
>    initagg
> 
> Requirements for /modules
>    Must go through normal vetting process on -hackers
>    Must include patches to core documentation in Docbook
>    Must include test cases? I don't recall if we have regress for all
>    contrib stuff.
> 
> Keep directory contrib
> Contrib is not compiled or installed by default
> Contrib in 8.3 would be:
>    start-scripts
>    pgbench (which I think really should be a foundry project)
>    vacuumlo (is this even required anymore?)
>    adminpack
>    btree_gist
>       etc...
> Requirements for /contrib
>    Must go through normal vetting process on -hackers
>    Must includes README
>    Must include test cases? Same questions for modules
> 
> 
> Thoughts, flames?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Joshua D. Drake
> 
> 
> 
> 
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