On 16/08/16 18:24, dandl wrote:
Just wondering what the end goal is for this project... Is it to just
maintain an up to date Postgres fork that will compile with a C++
compiler? Is it to get a conversation going for a direction for
Postgres itself to move? The former I don't see gaining much traction
or doing all that much for the state of the project. The latter
possibly could if the community gets on board.
I would certainly hope the latter. Having done some work on extension
functions and an extension language for Postgres, the current
situation can be quite limiting.
·Parts of my code could only be written in C++, so I finished up with
a mixed build, which is not ideal.
·My other issue was dealing with the Datum macros. Type-safe inline
C++ functions would help reduce dumb errors.
Not compelling reasons perhaps, but just a vote for a move in that
direction, some time.
Regards
David M Bennett FACS
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I note that gcc itself is now written in C++, and so is squid (web
proxy)...
In both cases, part of the motivation to change from C was to appeal to
new developers - from what I remember of the discussions.
Cheers,
Gavin
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