Re: plperl and inline functions -- first draft

Alexey Klyukin wrote:
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> I've noticed that the patch doesn't install current_call_data before calling plperl_call_perl_func, although it saves and restores its previous value. This breaks spi code, which relies on current_call_data->prodesc, i.e.:
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> postgres=# DO $$ $result = spi_exec_query("select 1"); $$ LANGUAGE plperl;
>   

Yeah, good catch. We need to lift some stuff out of 
plperl_func_handler(), because this code bypasses that. Not only setting 
the call_data but also connectin g to the SPI manager and maybe one or 
two other things.

> Also, a call to to plperl_call_perl_func should be cast to void to avoid a possible compiler warning (although It doesn't emit one on my system):
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> (void) plperl_call_perl_func(&desc, &fake_fcinfo);
>
>   

Right.


cheers

andrew