Re: Integrating Replication into Core

> Wasn't there supposed to be some discussion among replication authors to 
> try to come up with at least some common hooks?

Well yes, but as far as I know that never happen, and we have been
implementing the new version with the above syntax for a year and our
GUC variables have been around for over 4 years.

> 
> If everybody invents their own grammar, GUC vars, etc. etc. it will be 
> impossible to handle down the track. We'd be faced with a choice of 
> never having any replication in core, or picking one and leaving the 
> others out in the cold. This is supposed to be a *community*.

Agreed.

Joshua D. Drake

> 
> cheers
> 
> andrew
> 
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