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#packaging

  • RFC: PGXN Metadata Sketch

    https://justatheory.com/2024/03/rfc-pgxn-metadata-sketch/

    Request for comments on a sketch of a new metadata standard for Postgres extension packaging, distribution, and delivery, building on the PGXN Meta Spec to address its shortcomings and emerging use cases 12 years on.

  • RFC: Extension Packaging & Lookup

    https://justatheory.com/2024/11/rfc-extension-packaging-lookup/

    A proposal to modify the PostgreSQL core so that all files required for an extension live in a directory named for the extension, along with a search path to find extension directories.

  • Contemplating Decentralized Extension Publishing

    https://justatheory.com/2024/02/decentralized-extension-publishing/

    The Go package ecosystem uses distributed publishing to release modules without authentication or uploads. Could we do something similar for Postgres extensions?

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