Re: A couple items on TODO - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: A couple items on TODO
Date
Msg-id 200108231444.f7NEiA105718@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to A couple items on TODO  (Jeff Davis <list-pgsql-hackers@dynworks.com>)
Responses RE: A couple items on TODO
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> As I was browsing TODO, I noticed a couple unassigned items that I may be 
> able to help with (I haven't worked with the source before):
> 
> *Add use of 'const' for variables in source tree

I would discuss this item with the hackers list and see exactly what
people want done with it.

> *Convert remaining fprintf(stderr,...)/perror() to elog()

The issue here is that some calls can't use elog() because the context
is not properly set up yet so we need to identify the non-elog error
calls and figure out if they should be elog().

> 
> Neither seemed to be active at all.
> 
> I also noticed that this item has been there for a while:
> *Encrpyt passwords in pg_shadow table using MD5 (Bruce, Vince)

This is done.  I forgot to mark it.  I just marked it now.

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