Re: Throw some low-level C scutwork at me

>> There should be nothing to maintain, if it's done right.
>
> Any line in the source tree will have to get maintained, or why  
> would you spend any time writing it?

I meant by hand.


> See doc/FAQ_DEV and those specific lines:

I see no such file.  Perhaps it doesn't get exported into the git  
mirror?


> Sorry if the "push-back" has been read as harsh, but I've got the  
> (very personal) feeling that to become a contributor to PostgreSQL,  
> you *will* have to be able to read this level of criticism back from  
> the mail you send.


I'm all for criticism of ideas.  I wish there had been some in Tom's  
original mail.

xoa

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