Re: pkg/40371: pkgsrc-2008Q4 missing database/postgresql83-tsearch2

["OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR pkg/40371; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: pkg/40371: pkgsrc-2008Q4 missing database/postgresql83-tsearch2
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:33:18 +0900

 On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:00:01 +0900, <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost> wrote:
 
 >>Description:
 >      Although the postgresql82-tsearch2 package exists, postgresql83-client
 >      and postgresql83-server are now provided yet postgresql83-tsearch2
 >      isn't.
 
 Here is tsearch2 Development Site:
 http://www.sai.msu.su/~megera/postgres/gist/tsearch/V2/
 It said, "Text Search is integrated into PostgreSQL 8.3!".
 But some changes, need migration:
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/textsearch-migration.html
 
 >      After trying to cp -rp postgresql82-tsearch2 postgresql83-tsearch2
 >      and adapting it, I noticed that it cannot build because of missing
 >      contrib/tsearch2 in the postgresql83-server source.
 
 Hmm, I can find contrib/tsearch2.
 It provide a compatibility interface:
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/tsearch2.html
 
 >      I'm not sure of what should be done at this point, a simple google
 >      search appears to show various other OSs including contrib tsearch2
 >      in their port system.
 
 I'm not sure to let users to switch to core search features, or still provide
 tseach2 modules for PostgreSQL 8.3.
 
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