On 4/9/20 4:57 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 10:59:09AM -0500, Jonathan Katz wrote:
>> On 2/6/20 12:11 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>>> On Tue, Feb 4, 2020 at 11:31:19AM -0500, Jonathan Katz wrote:
>>>>> Using this feature to handle the rename of a file *between* major
>>>>> versions, thus leaving the changes in master, should be safe (as long
>>>>> as we add an entry to that table in pgweb).
>>>>>
>>>>> As for back branches, I think we have to say that it's too close to
>>>>> the minor release to safely have something done in pgweb before then.
>>>>
>>>> This part I agree on, but let's sync offline to see if there is
>>>> something within reason, with a preference to *not* rush if we're
>>>> worried about breaking something right before release.
>>>
>>> Folks, is it Thursday. Can we revert this and return to it when we are
>>> not rushed? Alternatively, can someone who controls all the moving
>>> parts, like redirects and Stephen's patch additions take ownership of
>>> this issue, with authority to revert the patch if things are too close?
>>
>> Magnus and I briefly discussed what it would take, but the probability
>> of having the redirects ready on pgweb before the release is
>> slim-to-none, as we'd like to thoroughly test.
>>
>> We can start experimenting with it now, and commit a fix after the release.
>>
>> I don't have the power to revert changes directly to the documentation
>> in core, so I cannot take ownership of that part. However, I am happy to
>> own the completion of the redirect feature.
>
> Jonathan, Stephen, with the minor release done, can we focus on adding
> the URL redirect and completing the patch to rename this feature in the
> docs? Thanks.
Yes, I have a prototype for this ready, which I had scrambled together
before the release. I am happy to make it committable in the coming days.
Jonathan