Re: pgbench error: (setshell) of script 0; execution of meta-command failed

On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 02:52:29PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> After more thought I've realized that the asymmetrical detection
> here isn't all that bad, because the outcomes are different.
> If we fail to catch old-headers-and-new-library, the result will
> either be a link failure or (if the extension uses libpq) silently
> linking to libpq's pqsignal, which was likely not what was intended.
> If we fail to catch the other case, the result is always a link
> failure, and that will happen at build time not in the field.

Assuming libpgport is only used as a static library, I think that makes
sense.  My web searches indicate that it is possible to do things like
convert a static library to a dynamic one, but perhaps that's far enough
beyond the realm of things we care about.

> So now I'm inclined to include the ABI-compatible wrapper, which
> will ensure that extensions continue to link to libpgport's pqsignal.

Fine by me.

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nathan