Re: Extensions, patch v16 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: Extensions, patch v16
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Msg-id 30BCCD03-00CA-401C-889A-11C4E87E14DF@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: Extensions, patch v16  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Dec 10, 2010, at 11:47 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Why would you choose to maintain it in the Makefile?  In most cases
> makefiles are the least likely thing to be changing during a minor
> update.  I would think that the right place for it is in the C code
> (if we're trying to version .so files) or the .sql file, if we're trying
> to version the SQL objects.  In particular, if the only reason the
> makefile needs to know it is to inject it into the control file, it
> seems completely silly to not just maintain it in the control file
> instead.

+1

David



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