> "Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
> > Personally, I would choose to post patches, since as you point out we
> > are really focused on v6.5beta. We *still* need a patch convention with
> > a .../patches/ directory shipped with Postgres, and with routines to
> > help create and apply the patches.
>
> The trouble with maintaining a pile of independent patches is that you
> have cross-patch dependencies: patch B fails to apply unless patch A
> was previously installed, or applies but fails to work right, etc etc.
> Worse, an installation reporting a problem might be running a slightly
> different set of patches than anyone else, complicating the diagnosis
> substantially.
My optimizer fix will not affect other patches. If we only have a few
patches, they will not bump into each other.
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