X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Received: from spampd.localdomain (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 944DC4758F1 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:43:17 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E7D6474E44 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:42:46 -0400 (EDT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h3FKggU6009988; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:42:43 -0400 (EDT) To: Bruce Momjian Cc: Barry Lind , pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org Subject: Re: More thoughts about FE/BE protocol In-reply-to: <200304152036.h3FKaqx06256@candle.pha.pa.us> References: <200304152036.h3FKaqx06256@candle.pha.pa.us> Comments: In-reply-to Bruce Momjian message dated "Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:36:52 -0400" Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 16:42:42 -0400 Message-ID: <9987.1050439362@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-32.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,EMAIL_ATTRIBUTION,IN_REP_TO,QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT, REFERENCES,REPLY_WITH_QUOTES autolearn=ham version=2.50 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.50 (1.173-2003-02-20-exp) X-Archive-Number: 200304/526 X-Sequence-Number: 38016 Bruce Momjian writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> I gotta get off my duff and get with it, but I still plan to do it. > I am wondering if the wondering if the start of 7.5 may not be a better > time for such a massive change, and to give interfaces time to catch up. (a) the problems are "swapped in" now; if I don't continue with this work I'll probably forget a lot of the issues. (b) there are some things in 7.3 --- autocommit being a big one --- that we can *not* put off changing, or we'll be stuck with them forevermore. (c) the interfaces do not have to catch up in time for 7.4 release, because we'll still support the old protocol. regards, tom lane