Assessment on namespace clean include file names - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Assessment on namespace clean include file names
Date
Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.30.0108222340391.679-100000@peter.localdomain
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Responses Re: Assessment on namespace clean include file names
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Here is what we install by default and what we could do about it:

c.h            [1]
config.h        rename to pg_config.h
ecpgerrno.h        ok
ecpglib.h        ok
ecpgtype.h        ok
iodbc/            [3] iodbc.h isql.h isqlext.h
lib/            [1] dllist.h
libpgeasy.h        ok
libpgtcl.h        ok
libpq/            [1] libpq-fs.h pqcomm.h
libpq++/        ok pgconnection.h pgcursordb.h pgdatabase.h pglobject.h pgtransdb.h
libpq++.h        ok
libpq-fe.h        ok
libpq-int.h        [1]
os.h            rename to pg_config_os.h
postgres_ext.h        ok
postgres_fe.h        [1]
pqexpbuffer.h        [1]
sql3types.h        [2]
sqlca.h            [2]

[1] -- The libpq-int.h draws in a lot of internal structure, true to the
name.  Something should be done about that, such as not installing it, or
moving it to a "hidden" place.  Ideas?

[2] -- The ecpg preprocessor will actually include copies of these into
the output file when seeing the commands 'exec sql include sql3types;'
etc., thus not really making these include files in the traditional sense.
The names are okay for the moment, but I will research this some more.

[3] -- The names clash with the actual iodbc package.  Not sure if this is
intended, but I will evaluate with the odbc group.

The idea I currently have for the installation layout including the server
includes is this:

--prefix=/usr/local/pgsql

libpq-fe.h    => /usr/local/pgsql/include/libpq-fe.h
access/xlog.h    => /usr/local/pgsql/include/server/access/xlog.h

--prefix=/usr/local

libpq-fe.h    => /usr/local/include/libpq-fe.h
access/xlog.h    => /usr/local/include/postgresql/server/access/xlog.h

pg_config will get an option --server-includedir to point to the files.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net   http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter



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