I am curious as to why it is necessary to add PL/pgSQL as a language
instead of including it by default.
Is it to save space on small systems or???

Since the code necessary PL/pgSQL is very small, it does not seem like
there would be much savings.  I imagine that there is occasionally some
confusion with manuals describing the use of PL/pgSQL and yet the
language does not exist until installation.

Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:54:54 -0700
"Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com>
Design decision curiosity
"Dann Corbit" <DCorbit@connx.com> writes:
> I am curious as to why it is necessary to add PL/pgSQL as a language
> instead of including it by default.

I believe security was one of the reasons.

			regards, tom lane

Fri, 18 Oct 2002 23:42:33 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: Design decision curiosity 