From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>
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Subject: Re: Synchronize with imath upstream
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Comments: In-reply-to Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>
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Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com> writes:
> On Thu, Feb 07, 2019 at 11:56:18PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Maybe easier to keep the instructions in a separate README file?

> Most imath.c patches have cause to update those lines, and patches to other
> files almost never do.  Hence, I think hackers are more likely to find and
> update those lines in imath.c.  I would choose a README if concerns weren't
> concentrated in one file.

Fair enough, objection withdrawn.

			regards, tom lane