Zdenek Kotala wrote:
> Attached patch removes pg_dump dependency on postgres.h. The main reason
> for that was discussed there:
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-10/msg01261.php
>
> This fix contains several steps:
>
> 1) I removed sugar word from postgres.h and put them closer to consumer
> :-). I created include/catalog/genbki.h which contains sugar words - macros
> for correct catalog data processing. All catalogs file now include this
> header.
What's the point of this? I don't see what difference it makes from the
current situation. In particular I don't see it being included in any
new place.
The other two changes seem to be what was discussed:
> 2) I moved SEQ_MAXVALUE and SEQ_MINVALUE macros from sequence.h to
> postgres_config_manual.h
>
> 3) I created two new headers pg_type_fn.h and pg_proc_fn.h and I moved all
> extern function definition from related headers into them.
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