Re: Re-thing PG_MODULE_MAGIC

Martijn van Oosterhout wrote:
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> On Fri, Jun 16, 2006 at 12:01:53AM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > OK, new text:
> > 
> > 	The <quote>magic block</> required in all PostgreSQL-supported libraries
> > 	is checked to guarantee compatibility.  For this reason, non-PostgreSQL
> > 	libraries cannot be loaded in this way.
> 
> Heh. "guarantee"? We only check four things and it's possible to change
> the system in all sorts of subtle ways (--integer-datetimes) that won't
> be picked up. Ofcourse, for 99% of modules this is not a problem but
> I'm not sure if the word "guarantee" is appropriate.
> 
> Maybe just "checked for compatibility", or "determine" or "ascertain".

OK, new text in new paragraph:

        Every  PostgreSQL-supported library has a <quote>magic
        block</> that is checked to guarantee compatibility.
        For this reason, non-PostgreSQL libraries cannot be
        loaded in this way.

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