Re: [HACKERS] function question yet again

Michael Meskes wrote:

> Is it possible to define a function in language 'C' that needs more
> libraries to work? I've got a small example of a function that works like a
> charm when run against from a binary. However if I put this function inside
> the server and execute it I get
>
> ERROR:  parser: parse error at or near ""
>
> Not exactly an error message that explains itself. :-)
>
> I have put my function into a shared library to load it, but the library
> itself needs other libraries. Is this at all possible?
>
> Michael
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That's odd. Would it be possible for you to provide your compiliation/link
statement as well as your CREATE FUNCTION statement? I've a host of functions
which use external libaries that work as expected (on Linux), including doing
some pretty weird stuff.

Mike Mascari