Re: querying the version of libpq
Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
From: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>
To: Greg Sabino Mullane <greg@turnstep.com>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-10-05T20:44:48Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 22:39, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg@turnstep.com> wrote: > > >> The real problem is that neither of these can be trusted to tell you the >> *library* version. PQserverVersion() is something else altogether, >> and I wouldn't want to assume that pg_config exactly matches the library >> you're linked to --- if it's even present at all. > > Er...yes it will match exact...because we[1] get the location of the > library files from pg_config as well. :) Handy little utility that. How do you get pg_config to tell you which of the multiple versions of libpq that may be installed on the machine you are actually linking against? -- Magnus Hagander Me: http://www.hagander.net/ Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/