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

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: Extensions, patch v16
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Msg-id 3494B391-C9EE-4B77-8A43-B4AD7DF8400F@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 7:32 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> Are there any actual remaining use-cases for that sed step?  It's
> certainly vestigial as far as the contrib modules are concerned:
> it would be simpler and more readable to replace MODULE_PATHNAME with
> $libdir in the sources.  Unless somebody can point to a real-world
> use-case, I'd just as soon get rid of the .in files altogether while
> we're having this flag day.

I've made extensive use of them in pgTAP, but they don't depend on PGXS's doing its bit. So no. Unless we require
control.inand not .control. 

Best,

David

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