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From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
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Subject: plpython doc update
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To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > I thought about that.  The docs were pointing to an FAQ number that
> > doesn't exit anymore, and there is text indicating sometimes the
> > shared compile isn't needed, so I didn't want to hard-code a version
> > number in case it wasn't significant aoyway.  And if I say newer, it
> > will be not-newer in a few years. :-)
> 
> If you say "x or newer" then that will be true forever unless they take 
> it back out.  We should also try to figure out a way for people to find 
> out how their python was compiled rather than making them compile a new 
> one.
> 
> I would prefer to put more effort into giving people a procedure to 
> follow during PostgreSQL installation to verify the correct setup of 
> their system, rather than giving them a bunch of options to "try" when 
> they have unidentified "problems".

I can confirm it was added in 2.3:

	http://www.python.org/doc/current/whatsnew/node20.html

Docs updated:

      If you have problems, run Python 2.3 or later's configure using the
      <literal>--enable-shared</> flag.  On some operating systems you
      don't have to build a shared library, but you will have
      to convince the <productname>PostgreSQL</> build system of this.
      Consult the <filename>Makefile</filename> in the
      <filename>src/pl/plpython</filename> directory for details.


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