Re: Silly Newbie question

[Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>]

Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>   
> > Aaron Spiteri wrote:
> >     
> > > I wish to create a an aggregate function and have read and re-read the 
> > > 34.10 section of the 8.3 documentation as well as scanned through the 
> > > fmgr header file.
> > >       
>
>   
> > This is not the correct forum for such questions. Please ask again on 
> > pgsql-general. pgsql-hackers is about development of postgresql itself.
> >     
>
> In the past we've encouraged people who are writing C-code additions
> to discuss on -hackers.  I'm not sure that -general is a better place
> for that; what fraction of -general readers do you think are interested
> or qualified to help?
>
> I recall seeing similar questions lately on -novice, where they
> *surely* seem out of place.  If we've scared people away from -hackers
> to the extent that they post C-code-hacking questions on -novice,
> I think there's something wrong...
>
> 	
>   

OK, fair enough.

cheers

andrew