Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com> writes:
> I will set-up pg_standby as an external module and we can change it from
> there. No more discussions-for-8.4 and I can update as required to
> support each release. So let's just remove it from contrib and be done.
Huh? The proposed fix involves a backend change, so I don't see how
removing pg_standby from the distribution frees you from the constraints
of our versioning.
regards, tom lane