Re: contrib catalogs

Really?  I didn't know that ... guess I never tried.  I'll have to do
some experimenting!  Thanx Tom.
-- Kevin

Tom Lane wrote:
> Kevin Neufeld <kneufeld@refractions.net> writes:
>> This might seem like a silly question, but what are the implications of
>> PostgreSQL allowing developers to create custom catalogs?
>
>> For example, PostgreSQL currently uses the pg_catalog schema to store
>> system catalogs / relations / functions / etc.  Has thought gone into
>> extending the scope to allow contrib modules to create their own
>> catalogs (ie. a PostGIS catalog, cube, tsearch2, etc.)?
>
> A superuser can create whatever he wants in pg_catalog.  Whether this
> is a good idea or will behave smoothly is a topic that has not been
> thought about, to my knowledge.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>