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Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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Last updated: Mon Mar 19 12:52:30 EDT 2007
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Last updated: Sat May 5 00:09:15 EDT 2007
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
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1.2) What development environment is required to develop code?
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1.3) What areas need work?
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1.4) What do I do after choosing an item to work on?
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1.5) I've developed a patch, what next?
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1.6) Where can I learn more about the code?
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1.7) How do I download/update the current source tree?
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1.8) How do I test my changes?
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1.9) What tools are available for developers?
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1.10) What books are good for developers?
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1.11) What is configure all about?
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1.12) How do I add a new port?
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1.13) Why don't you use threads, raw devices, async-I/O, <insert your
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1.5) I have developed a patch, what next?
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1.6) How is a patch reviewed?
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1.7) Where can I learn more about the code?
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1.8) How do I download/update the current source tree?
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1.9) How do I test my changes?
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1.10) What tools are available for developers?
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1.11) What books are good for developers?
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1.12) What is configure all about?
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1.13) How do I add a new port?
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1.14) Why don't you use threads, raw devices, async-I/O, <insert your
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favorite wizz-bang feature here>?
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1.14) How are RPM's packaged?
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1.15) How are CVS branches handled?
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1.16) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards?
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1.17) Where can I get technical assistance?
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1.18) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL web site development?
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1.19) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git, Monotone, VSS,
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1.15) How are RPM's packaged?
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1.16) How are CVS branches handled?
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1.17) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards?
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1.18) Where can I get technical assistance?
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1.19) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL web site development?
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1.20) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git, Monotone, VSS,
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<insert your favorite SCM system here>?
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Technical Questions
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1.1) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL development?
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Download the code and have a look around. See 1.7.
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Download the code and have a look around. See 1.8.
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Subscribe to and read the pgsql-hackers mailing list (often termed
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'hackers'). This is where the major contributors and core members of
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http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
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You can learn more about these features by consulting the archives,
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the SQL standards and the recommend texts (see 1.10).
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the SQL standards and the recommend texts (see 1.11).
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1.4) What do I do after choosing an item to work on?
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being kept for the next release,
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http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches_hold.
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1.5) I've developed a patch, what next?
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1.5) I have developed a patch, what next?
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You will need to submit the patch to pgsql-patches@postgresql.org. It
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will be reviewed by other contributors to the project and will be
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make sure your submission conforms to the following guidelines:
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1. Ensure that your patch is generated against the most recent
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version of the code, which for developers is CVS HEAD. For more on
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branches in PostgreSQL, see 1.15.
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branches in PostgreSQL, see 1.16.
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2. Try to make your patch as readable as possible by following the
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project's code-layout conventions. This makes it easier for the
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reviewer, and there's no point in trying to layout things
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6. If you are adding a new feature, confirm that it has been tested
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thoroughly. Try to test the feature in all conceivable scenarios.
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7. New feature patches should also be accompanied by documentation
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patches. If you need help checking the SQL standard, see 1.16.
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patches. If you need help checking the SQL standard, see 1.17.
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8. Provide an implementation overview, preferably in code comments.
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Following the surrounding code commenting style is usually a good
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approach.
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You will be notified via email when the patch is applied, and your
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name will appear in the next version of the release notes.
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1.6) Where can I learn more about the code?
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1.6) How is a patch reviewed?
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Patch committers check several things before applying a patch:
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* Patch follows the SQL standard or community agreed-upon behavior
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* Style merges seamlessly into the surrounding code
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* Written as simply and efficiently as possible
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* Uses the available PostgreSQL subsystems properly
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* Contains sufficient comments
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* Contains code that works on all supported operating systems
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* Has proper documentation
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* Passes all regression tests
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* Behaves as expected, even under unusual cirumstances
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* Contains no reliability risks
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* Does not overly complicate the source code
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* If performance-related, has a measureable performance benefit
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* Is of sufficient usefulness to the average PostgreSQL user
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* Follows existing PostgreSQL coding standards
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1.7) Where can I learn more about the code?
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Other than documentation in the source tree itself, you can find some
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papers/presentations discussing the code at
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http://www.postgresql.org/developer. An excellent presentation is at
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http://neilconway.org/talks/hacking/
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1.7) How do I download/update the current source tree?
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1.8) How do I download/update the current source tree?
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There are several ways to obtain the source tree. Occasional
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developers can just get the most recent source tree snapshot from
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in CVS. For details of how to obtain the source from CVS see
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http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/cvs.html.
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1.8) How do I test my changes?
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1.9) How do I test my changes?
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Basic system testing
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you are using GCC you can use the --enable-depend option of configure
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to have the compiler compute the dependencies automatically.
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1.9) What tools are available for developers?
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1.10) What tools are available for developers?
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First, all the files in the src/tools directory are designed for
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developers.
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is also a script called unused_oids in pgsql/src/include/catalog that
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shows the unused oids.
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1.10) What books are good for developers?
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1.11) What books are good for developers?
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I have four good books, An Introduction to Database Systems, by C.J.
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Date, Addison, Wesley, A Guide to the SQL Standard, by C.J. Date, et.
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There is also a database performance site, with a handbook on-line
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written by Jim Gray at http://www.benchmarkresources.com..
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1.11) What is configure all about?
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1.12) What is configure all about?
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The files configure and configure.in are part of the GNU autoconf
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package. Configure allows us to test for various capabilities of the
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removed, so you see only the file contained in the source
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distribution.
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1.12) How do I add a new port?
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1.13) How do I add a new port?
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There are a variety of places that need to be modified to add a new
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port. First, start in the src/template directory. Add an appropriate
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src/makefiles directory for port-specific Makefile handling. There is
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a backend/port directory if you need special files for your OS.
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1.13) Why don't you use threads, raw devices, async-I/O, <insert your
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1.14) Why don't you use threads, raw devices, async-I/O, <insert your
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favorite wizz-bang feature here>?
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There is always a temptation to use the newest operating system
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cautious about their adoption. The TODO list often contains links to
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discussions showing our reasoning in these areas.
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1.14) How are RPMs packaged?
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1.15) How are RPMs packaged?
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This was written by Lamar Owen and Devrim Gündüz:
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As to why all these files aren't part of the source tree, well, unless
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there was a large cry for it to happen, we don't believe it should.
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1.15) How are CVS branches managed?
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1.16) How are CVS branches managed?
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This was written by Tom Lane:
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tree right away after a major release --- we wait for a dot-release or
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two, so that we won't have to double-patch the first wave of fixes.
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1.16) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards?
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1.17) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards?
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There are three versions of the SQL standard: SQL-92, SQL:1999, and
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SQL:2003. They are endorsed by ANSI and ISO. Draft versions can be
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* http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/sql.html#syntax (SQL-92)
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* http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/en/lokal/standards.pdf (paper)
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1.17) Where can I get technical assistance?
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1.18) Where can I get technical assistance?
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Many technical questions held by those new to the code have been
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answered on the pgsql-hackers mailing list - the archives of which can
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questions about development of new features, on IRC at
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irc.freenode.net in the #postgresql channel.
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1.18) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL web site development?
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1.19) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL web site development?
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PostgreSQL website development is discussed on the
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pgsql-www@postgresql.org mailing list. The is a project page where the
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http://gborg.postgresql.org/project/pgweb/projdisplay.php , the code
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for the next version of the website is under the "portal" module.
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1.19) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git, Monotone, VSS, <insert your
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1.20) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git, Monotone, VSS, <insert your
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favorite SCMS here>?
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Currently the core developers see no SCMS that will provide enough
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those structures (in particular, the files copyfuncs.c and
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equalfuncs.c. Make sure you add support for your new field to these
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files. Find any other places the structure might need code for your
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new field. mkid is helpful with this (see 1.9).
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new field. mkid is helpful with this (see 1.10).
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2.5) Why do we use palloc() and pfree() to allocate memory?
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<H1>Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for
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PostgreSQL</H1>
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<P>Last updated: Mon Mar 19 12:52:30 EDT 2007</P>
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<P>Last updated: Sat May 5 00:09:15 EDT 2007</P>
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
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"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)<BR>
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<A href="#item1.3">1.3</A>) What areas need work?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.4">1.4</A>) What do I do after choosing an item to
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work on?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.5">1.5</A>) I've developed a patch, what next?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.6">1.6</A>) Where can I learn more about the code?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.7">1.7</A>) How do I download/update the current
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<A href="#item1.5">1.5</A>) I have developed a patch, what next?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.7">1.6</A>) How is a patch reviewed?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.7">1.7</A>) Where can I learn more about the code?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.8">1.8</A>) How do I download/update the current
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source tree?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.8">1.8</A>) How do I test my changes?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.9">1.9</A>) What tools are available for
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<A href="#item1.9">1.9</A>) How do I test my changes?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.10">1.10</A>) What tools are available for
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developers?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.10">1.10</A>) What books are good for developers?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.11">1.11</A>) What is configure all about?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.12">1.12</A>) How do I add a new port?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.13">1.13</A>) Why don't you use threads, raw
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<A href="#item1.11">1.11</A>) What books are good for developers?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.12">1.12</A>) What is configure all about?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.13">1.13</A>) How do I add a new port?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.14">1.14</A>) Why don't you use threads, raw
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devices, async-I/O, <insert your favorite wizz-bang feature
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here>?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.14">1.14</A>) How are RPM's packaged?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.15">1.15</A>) How are CVS branches handled?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.16">1.16</A>) Where can I get a copy of the SQL
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<A href="#item1.15">1.15</A>) How are RPM's packaged?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.16">1.16</A>) How are CVS branches handled?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.17">1.17</A>) Where can I get a copy of the SQL
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standards?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.17">1.17</A>) Where can I get technical
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<A href="#item1.18">1.18</A>) Where can I get technical
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assistance?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.18">1.18</A>) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL web
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<A href="#item1.19">1.19</A>) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL web
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site development?<BR>
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<A href="#item1.19">1.19</A>) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
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<A href="#item1.20">1.20</A>) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
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Monotone, VSS, <insert your favorite SCM system here>?
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development?</H3>
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<P>Download the code and have a look around. See <A href=
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"#item1.7">1.7</A>.</P>
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"#item1.8">1.8</A>.</P>
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<P>Subscribe to and read the <A href=
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"http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers">pgsql-hackers</A>
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<P>You can learn more about these features by consulting the
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archives, the SQL standards and the recommend texts (see <A href=
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"#item1.10">1.10</A>).</P>
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"#item1.11">1.11</A>).</P>
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<H3 id="item1.4">1.4) What do I do after choosing an item to
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work on?</H3>
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<a href="http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches_hold">
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http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches_hold</a>.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.5">1.5) I've developed a patch, what next?</H3>
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<H3 id="item1.5">1.5) I have developed a patch, what next?</H3>
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<P>You will need to submit the patch to pgsql-patches@postgresql.org. It
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will be reviewed by other contributors to the project and will be
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<ol>
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<li>Ensure that your patch is generated against the most recent version
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of the code, which for developers is CVS HEAD. For more on branches in
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PostgreSQL, see <a href="#item1.15">1.15</a>.</li>
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PostgreSQL, see <a href="#item1.16">1.16</a>.</li>
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<li>Try to make your patch as readable as possible by following the
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project's code-layout conventions. This makes it easier for the
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<li>New feature patches should also be accompanied by documentation
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patches. If you need help checking the SQL standard, see <a href=
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"#item1.16">1.16</a>.</li>
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"#item1.17">1.17</a>.</li>
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<li>Provide an implementation overview, preferably in code comments.
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Following the surrounding code commenting style is usually a good
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<p>You will be notified via email when the patch is applied, and
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your name will appear in the next version of the release notes.</p>
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<H3 id="item1.6">1.6) Where can I learn more about the
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<H3 id="item1.6">1.6) How is a patch reviewed?</H3>
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<p>Patch committers check several things before applying a patch:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>Patch follows the SQL standard or community agreed-upon behavior</li>
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<li>Style merges seamlessly into the surrounding code</li>
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<li>Written as simply and efficiently as possible</li>
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<li>Uses the available PostgreSQL subsystems properly</li>
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<li>Contains sufficient comments</li>
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<li>Contains code that works on all supported operating systems</li>
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<li>Has proper documentation</li>
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<li>Passes all regression tests</li>
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<li>Behaves as expected, even under unusual cirumstances</li>
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<li>Contains no reliability risks</li>
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<li>Does not overly complicate the source code</li>
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<li>If performance-related, has a measureable performance benefit</li>
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<li>Is of sufficient usefulness to the average PostgreSQL user</li>
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<li>Follows existing PostgreSQL coding standards</li>
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</ul>
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<H3 id="item1.7">1.7) Where can I learn more about the
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code?</H3>
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<P>Other than documentation in the source tree itself, you can find
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is at <a href=
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"http://neilconway.org/talks/hacking/">http://neilconway.org/talks/hacking/</a></P>
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<H3 id="item1.7">1.7) How do I download/update the current
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<H3 id="item1.8">1.8) How do I download/update the current
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source tree?</H3>
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<P>There are several ways to obtain the source tree. Occasional
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"http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/cvs.html">
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http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/cvs.html</A>.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.8">1.8) How do I test my changes?</H3>
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<H3 id="item1.9">1.9) How do I test my changes?</H3>
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<P><B>Basic system testing</B></P>
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you can use the <I>--enable-depend</I> option of <I>configure</I>
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to have the compiler compute the dependencies automatically.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.9">1.9) What tools are available for
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<H3 id="item1.10">1.10) What tools are available for
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developers?</H3>
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<P>First, all the files in the <I>src/tools</I> directory are
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There is also a script called <I>unused_oids</I> in
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<I>pgsql/src/include/catalog</I> that shows the unused oids.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.10">1.10) What books are good for
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<H3 id="item1.11">1.11) What books are good for
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developers?</H3>
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<P>I have four good books, <I>An Introduction to Database
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on-line written by Jim Gray at <A href=
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"http://www.benchmarkresources.com">http://www.benchmarkresources.com.</A>.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.11">1.11) What is configure all about?</H3>
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<H3 id="item1.12">1.12) What is configure all about?</H3>
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<P>The files <I>configure</I> and <I>configure.in</I> are part of
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the GNU <I>autoconf</I> package. Configure allows us to test for
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all files derived by configure are removed, so you see only the
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file contained in the source distribution.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.12">1.12) How do I add a new port?</H3>
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<H3 id="item1.13">1.13) How do I add a new port?</H3>
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<P>There are a variety of places that need to be modified to add a
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new port. First, start in the <I>src/template</I> directory. Add an
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handling. There is a <I>backend/port</I> directory if you need
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special files for your OS.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.13">1.13) Why don't you use threads, raw
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<H3 id="item1.14">1.14) Why don't you use threads, raw
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devices, async-I/O, <insert your favorite wizz-bang feature
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here>?</H3>
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cautious about their adoption. The TODO list often contains links
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to discussions showing our reasoning in these areas.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.14">1.14) How are RPMs packaged?</H3>
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<H3 id="item1.15">1.15) How are RPMs packaged?</H3>
|
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<P>This was written by Lamar Owen and Devrim Gündüz:</P>
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@ -578,7 +600,7 @@
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<P>As to why all these files aren't part of the source tree, well, unless
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there was a large cry for it to happen, we don't believe it should.</P>
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<H3 id="item1.15">1.15) How are CVS branches managed?</H3>
|
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<H3 id="item1.16">1.16) How are CVS branches managed?</H3>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>This was written by Tom Lane:</P>
|
||||
|
||||
|
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@ -648,7 +670,7 @@
|
|||
dot-release or two, so that we won't have to double-patch the first
|
||||
wave of fixes.</P>
|
||||
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<H3 id="item1.16">1.16) Where can I get a copy of the SQL
|
||||
<H3 id="item1.17">1.17) Where can I get a copy of the SQL
|
||||
standards?</H3>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>There are three versions of the SQL standard: SQL-92, SQL:1999,
|
||||
|
|
@ -685,7 +707,7 @@
|
|||
(paper)</LI>
|
||||
</UL>
|
||||
|
||||
<H3 id="item1.17">1.17) Where can I get technical
|
||||
<H3 id="item1.18">1.18) Where can I get technical
|
||||
assistance?</H3>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>Many technical questions held by those new to the code have been
|
||||
|
|
@ -700,7 +722,7 @@
|
|||
questions about development of new features, on IRC at
|
||||
irc.freenode.net in the #postgresql channel.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<H3 id="item1.18">1.18) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL
|
||||
<H3 id="item1.19">1.19) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL
|
||||
web site development?</H3>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>PostgreSQL website development is discussed on the
|
||||
|
|
@ -710,7 +732,7 @@
|
|||
, the code for the next version of the website is under the
|
||||
"portal" module.</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<H3 id="item1.19">1.19) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
|
||||
<H3 id="item1.20">1.20) Why haven't you replaced CVS with SVN, Git,
|
||||
Monotone, VSS, <insert your favorite SCMS here>?</H3>
|
||||
|
||||
<P>Currently the core developers see no SCMS that will provide
|
||||
|
|
@ -929,7 +951,7 @@
|
|||
the files <I>copyfuncs.c</I> and <I>equalfuncs.c</I>. Make sure you
|
||||
add support for your new field to these files. Find any other
|
||||
places the structure might need code for your new field. <I>mkid</I>
|
||||
is helpful with this (see <A href="#item1.9">1.9</A>).</P>
|
||||
is helpful with this (see <A href="#item1.10">1.10</A>).</P>
|
||||
|
||||
<H3 id="item2.5">2.5) Why do we use <I>palloc</I>() and
|
||||
<I>pfree</I>() to allocate memory?</H3>
|
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