Re: Add llvm version into the version string - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

> On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 02:45:18PM GMT, Tom Lane wrote:
> Maybe another idea could be a new system view?
>
> => select * from pg_system_version;
>      property     |     value
> ----------------------------------------
>  core version     | 18.1
>  architecture     | x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
>  word size        | 64 bit
>  compiler         | gcc (GCC) 12.5.0
>  ICU version      | 60.3
>  LLVM version     | 18.1.0
>  ...
>
> Adding rows to a view over time seems way less likely to cause
> problems than messing with a string people probably have crufty
> parsing code for.

Agree, the idea with a new system view sounds interesting. I'll try to
experiment in this direction, thanks.