From: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>
To: otto.hirr@olabinc.com
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Cc: pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Newbe hacker, interface question on includes...
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 06:07:39 +0000
Message-ID: <3A6D1FAB.26528738@alumni.caltech.edu> (raw)
References: <000001c084ff$8fc5b680$7bf7663f@xcdt.olabinc.com>
"Otto A. Hirr, Jr." wrote:
>
> I have begun perusing the source, eventually hoping to
> contribute to the development effort.
Welcome!
> I have noticed that
> long ago the include files for a "component" were in the
> component directory, eg src/backend/catalog/Attic/catalog.h,v
> (here I'm assuming that Attic means a storage place for
> items that use to be there but are no longer there...)
Actually, you are looking at CVS directory structures, not the
checked-out tree. CVS uses the attic to retain the history of deleted
files and of files which are on branches. Check out the cvs docs for
more info.
> and now this file resides in src/include/catalog/catalog.h,v. A quick
> scan seems that this was a common transformation.
> This seems to be a mighty step backwards, especially if
> one considers the recommendations on large systems development
> where you want to minimize dependancies...
We support well over 20 platforms now, and the platform dependencies are
pretty well isolated, though not perfectly.
> Could someone point out the history of code relocation and rationale.
We have a *long* history. But since you have access to a copy of the CVS
tree, you can check the comments and status on every file and every
change made since circa 1996.
- Thomas
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