Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >I don't see a strong need for moving pgcrypto into core, and there's
> > at least one argument against it: if someone needs a crypto-free
> > version of postgres for use someplace with benighted laws, they
> > would be screwed.
>
> Could that be handled with a configure option?
In such a jurisdiction you would possibly have to distribute rebuilt
tarballs with all the source code removed. The contrib option makes
that much easier.
> Quite apart from anything else, it's important that we do get better
> docco on these modules.
I'm willing to help with DocBook options. What do you have in mind?
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Peter Eisentraut
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