Re: Should contrib modules install .h files?

Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>

From: Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk>

To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>

Date: 2018-07-02T20:27:42Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

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contrib_includes_2.patch (text/x-patch) patch

>>>>> "Andrew" == Andrew Gierth <andrew@tao11.riddles.org.uk> writes:

 Andrew> OK, I'm working on an updated patch

and here it is.

This installs to $(includedir_server)/$(MODULEDIR)/$MODULE/file.h
(e.g. include/server/extension/hstore/hstore.h for an actual example),
and errors if HEADERS_xxx is defined for anything that's not a module
listed in MODULES or MODULE_big.

-- 
Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)

Commits

Fix out-of-tree build for transform modules.
- f1ca5a654d5d 11.0 landed
- 60f6756f9225 12.0 landed
Provide for contrib and pgxs modules to install include files.
- df163230b92b 12.0 landed
- d06eebce5fa4 11.0 landed