I have attached the original message and my reply.  The person was
asking how we could used SAP "to see what postgres can learn".  My reply
was to say that I couldn't figure how how to learn anything from the
code.  That was my only statement.

I did not trash SAP DB.  Seems using their development tools may make
the code much easier to understand.  Hopefully someone will try.

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> > Hi guys,
> > 
> > I've used the open source SAPDB and the performance is pretty damned
> > impressive. However, 'open source' in application to it is somewhat
> > deceptive, since you have to make it with SAP's proprietary build
> > tools/environment.
> > 
> > In my opinion, however, it would be worth closely auditing SAP DB to see
> > what postgres can learn.
> 
> I downloaded it.  The directories are two characters in length, the
> files are numbers, and it is a mixture of C++, Python, and Pascal.  Need
> I say more.  :-)

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Sun, 29 Apr 2001 14:12:49 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re: SAPDB Open Souce
I see one of my mistakes here.  The person clearly said "you have to
make it with SAP's proprietary build tools/environment."  I didn't
realize you need the build tools/environment to meaningfully view the
code.  Of course, as someone else stated, the build tools/environment
have been open-sourced.

Can someone confirm that the build tools/environment makes the code 
easier to understand?  That would be good, and make it easier for us to
learn from it.


> I have attached the original message and my reply.  The person was
> asking how we could used SAP "to see what postgres can learn".  My reply
> was to say that I couldn't figure how how to learn anything from the
> code.  That was my only statement.
> 
> I did not trash SAP DB.  Seems using their development tools may make
> the code much easier to understand.  Hopefully someone will try.
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> 
> > > Hi guys,
> > > 
> > > I've used the open source SAPDB and the performance is pretty damned
> > > impressive. However, 'open source' in application to it is somewhat
> > > deceptive, since you have to make it with SAP's proprietary build
> > > tools/environment.
> > > 
> > > In my opinion, however, it would be worth closely auditing SAP DB to see
> > > what postgres can learn.
> > 
> > I downloaded it.  The directories are two characters in length, the
> > files are numbers, and it is a mixture of C++, Python, and Pascal.  Need
> > I say more.  :-)
> 
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Sun, 29 Apr 2001 14:36:02 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Re: SAPDB Open Souce