From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Cc: Greg Burd <greg@burd.me>
Cc: PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Add a Nix flake
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:19:08 -0400
Message-ID: <618056.1787663948@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net> writes:
> Historically we've been fairly resistant to carrying things related to
> how people build or develop postgres.
Yeah. I might hold my nose if the effects extended only to one more
root-level file (although that's not great). But if we're talking
about rather expansive .gitexclude patterns, I'm going to push back
on the grounds of possible unforeseen side-effects on other peoples'
work.
regards, tom lane
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