Re: Do we really want to migrate plproxy and citext into PG core distribution?

Tom Lane wrote:
> Hannu Krosing <hannu@krosing.net> writes:
>> AFAIK, there is nothing that requires pl/perl, pl/tcl or pl/python to be
>> in core either.
> 
> True, but I think it's a good idea to have at least one such in core,
> as a prototype to help us track the issues associated with loading a
> large third-party library along with a PL.  The fact that we have three
> is historical, but on the other hand I believe we've seen distinct
> issues crop up from each one, so maybe only one isn't enough either.


Wouldn't it provide even more benefit if these were maintained
as independent modules *outside* of core but still by the core team.

That would not only help track issues of loading the library as Tom
described; but also issues related to maintaining external modules.