Re: Extension Packaging - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Robert Haas
Subject Re: Extension Packaging
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Msg-id BANLkTi=VOuTLeF4r6UiHviV-G6tN6aWOig@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Extension Packaging  ("David E. Wheeler" <david@kineticode.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 12:17 PM, David E. Wheeler <david@kineticode.com> wrote:
> On Apr 25, 2011, at 9:14 AM, Aidan Van Dyk wrote:
>
>> Really, that means you just a sql function to your extension,
>> somethign similary to uname -a, or rpm -qi, which includes something
>> that is *forced* to change the postgresql catalog view of your
>> extension every time you ship a new version (major, or patch), and
>> then you get the exact version (and whatever else you include) for
>> free every time you update ;-)
>
> I think it's silly for every extension to have its own function that does this. Every one would have a different name
and,perhaps, signature.
 

+1.

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Robert Haas
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