Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via a - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Dhanaraj M
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via a
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Msg-id 45938B8C.70802@sun.com
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] Allow the identifier length to be increased via  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
>
>> Dhanaraj M wrote:
>>
>>> I am sending the patch for the following TODO item:
>>> Allow the identifier length to be increased via a configure option
>>>
>
>
>> You should use pg_config.h, not mangle postgres_ext.h like that.  Or
>> maybe generate postgres_ext.h from an hypotetical postgres_ext.h.in (but
>> I wouldn't do that, really).
>>
>
> I'm wondering how this got into the TODO list.  It seems rather
> pointless, and likely to create client compatibility problems (if not,
> why is NAMEDATALEN exported at all?)
>
Will this TODO item be removed from the list?
Or I shall proceed with the suggestions given.

Thanks
Dhanaraj

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