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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: more docs on extending postgres in C
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In response to Re: more docs on extending postgres in C  (Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail@webthatworks.it>)
Responses Re: more docs on extending postgres in C  (Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail@webthatworks.it>)
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Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail@webthatworks.it> writes:
> If I had to build stuff in the pg source tree I'd just clone a
> contrib directory and change the makefile [1]. What am I supposed to
> do if I'd like to create a contrib elsewhere (eg.
> ~/Documents/nfs/projects/ts_extensions)?

Use PGXS:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/static/xfunc-c.html#XFUNC-C-PGXS

If the docs aren't enough for you, all of the contrib modules can be
built via pgxs, using "make PGXS=1".  So their makefiles are useful
examples.

            regards, tom lane

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