postgresql-* package namespace (was: Bug#683486: ITP: barman -- Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL)
Hello Ansgar, Christoph,
Christoph Berg [2012-08-01 21:12 +0200]: > The various postgresql-* packages are mostly plugins (PL/something) Right, postgresql-X.Y-foo are server-side plugins which are specific to a major PostgreSQL server version. They need to be versioned just like PostgreSQL itself for upgrades, parallel installability, etc. > which follow the example of postgresql-plperl-x.y (built from PG > core). For real applications like barman, that's not really > necessary. Where "real applications" == client-side PostgreSQL users, i. e. which only use libpq, not build against postgresql-server-dev-X.Y. Martin -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debian Developer (www.debian.org) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-REQUEST@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org Archive: 20120801204318.GC2628@piware.de">http://lists.debian.org/20120801204318.GC2628@piware.de |
postgresql-* package namespace (was: Bug#683486: ITP: barman -- Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL)
Fwiw, I'm not saying packages must not use the postgresql namespace, I'd just leave it to the maintainer to decide.
Martin Pitt <mpitt@debian.org> schrieb: Hello Ansgar, Christoph, Christoph Berg [2012-08-01 21:12 +0200]: > The various postgresql-* packages are mostly plugins (PL/something) Right, postgresql-X.Y-foo are server-side plugins which are specific to a major PostgreSQL server version. They need to be versioned just like PostgreSQL itself for upgrades, parallel installability, etc. > which follow the example of postgresql-plperl-x.y (built from PG > core). For real applications like barman, that's not really > necessary. Where "real applications" == client-side PostgreSQL users, i. e. which only use libpq, not build against postgresql-server-dev-X.Y. Martin -- Martin Pitt | http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer (www.ubuntu.com) | Debi an Developer (www.debian.org) |
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