Re: pgindent issue with EXEC_BACKEND-only typedefs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pgindent issue with EXEC_BACKEND-only typedefs
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Msg-id 200712170201.lBH21Oe09847@momjian.us
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In response to Re: pgindent issue with EXEC_BACKEND-only typedefs  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> > Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> >> It seems pgindent is not considering EXEC_BACKEND typedefs.
> 
> > Yep.  The cause is that find_typedefs actually pulls the typedef out of
> > the debugged-enabled binary, and on Unix those functions aren't used by
> > default.  This is spelled out in the pgindent/README in CVS.
> 
> > I could just EXEC_BACKEND in the debug build I use but I suppose there
> > are other typedef I am missing as well.  Any idea on a more
> > comprehensive solution to finding typedefs?
> 
> I guess that explains why plpython.c and most of contrib have similar
> problems.
> 
> If you want to do this on the basis of precompiled code, you need to
> enable every optional feature in your build, and include the PLs and
> contrib modules not only the core backend.

I do, I think.  The problem with plpython is that my operating system's
python it too old to compile it.  I guess I could upgrade the python.

I have added documentation to install /contrib libraries before finding
typedefs so that should fix that problem. 

Does someone want to generate that typedef list in the future?

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