Bundled copies of the Porter stemmer library

Tom Lane tgl at redhat.com
Wed Apr 17 14:05:12 UTC 2013


Florian Weimer <fweimer at redhat.com> writes:
> I found some packages which embed copies of the Porter stemmer library
> (PostgreSQL, tracker, pl, etc.).  Should I file bugs once I have the
> full list, or should I apply for a bundling exception?

Well, as far as postgresql goes, you'll get zero interest from upstream
in unbundling, because the Porter code isn't widely available as a
prepackaged library.  (AFAIK anyway --- has that situation changed in
the last few years?)

			regards, tom lane


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