Re: pgsql: Build src/port files as a library with -fPIC, and usethat in li - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

Re: Tom Lane 2018-09-27 <E1g5Y8r-0006vs-QA@gemulon.postgresql.org>
> Build src/port files as a library with -fPIC, and use that in libpq.

This made the "pqsignal" symbol disappear from libpq5.so:

13:27:55 dpkg-gensymbols: error: some symbols or patterns disappeared in the symbols file: see diff output below
13:27:55 dpkg-gensymbols: warning: debian/libpq5/DEBIAN/symbols doesn't match completely debian/libpq5.symbols
13:27:55 --- debian/libpq5.symbols (libpq5_12~~devel~20180928.1058-1~226.git92a0342.pgdg+1_amd64)
13:27:55 +++ dpkg-gensymbolsoXZn54    2018-09-28 11:27:55.499157237 +0000
13:27:55 @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
13:27:55   pg_valid_server_encoding@Base 0
13:27:55   pg_valid_server_encoding_id@Base 8.3~beta1-2~
13:27:55   pgresStatus@Base 0
13:27:55 - pqsignal@Base 0
13:27:55 +#MISSING: 12~~devel~20180928.1058-1~226.git92a0342.pgdg+1# pqsignal@Base 0
13:27:55   printfPQExpBuffer@Base 0
13:27:55   resetPQExpBuffer@Base 0
13:27:55   termPQExpBuffer@Base 0

Is this is a problem for libpq5 users?

Christoph