Re: PG_TEST_EXTRA and meson - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PG_TEST_EXTRA and meson
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Msg-id 3552411.1721228464@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: PG_TEST_EXTRA and meson  (Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com>)
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Re: PG_TEST_EXTRA and meson
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Jacob Champion <jacob.champion@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> On Wed, Jul 17, 2024 at 3:34 AM Nazir Bilal Yavuz <byavuz81@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sorry, the previous reply was wrong; I misunderstood what you said.
>> Yes, that is how the patch was coded and I agree that getting rid of
>> config time PG_TEST_EXTRA could be a better alternative.

> Personally I use the config-time PG_TEST_EXTRA extensively. I'd be sad
> to see it go, especially if developers are no longer forced to use it.

The existing and documented expectation is that PG_TEST_EXTRA is an
environment variable, ie it's a runtime option not a configure option.
Making it be the latter seems like a significant loss of flexibility
to me.

            regards, tom lane



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