Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a
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Msg-id 20854.1207756305@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] libpq type system 0.9a  (Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com>)
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Andrew Chernow <ac@esilo.com> writes:
> If you are suggesting that libpqtypes should not access internal libpq, 
> than this idea won't work.  We can pull all the code out and hook in, as 
> you suggested, but we had no plans of abstracting from internal libpq.

That's exactly what I'm strongly suggesting.  If you need to include
libpq-int.h at all, then your library will be forever fragile, and could
very well end up classified as "don't ship this at all, it's too likely
to break".
        regards, tom lane


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