Re: RFC: Extension Packaging & Lookup

Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org>

From: Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org>
To: Tristan Partin <tristan@partin.io>
Cc: "David E. Wheeler" <david@justatheory.com>, Paul Ramsey <pramsey@cleverelephant.ca>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele.bartolini@enterprisedb.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>, Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>
Date: 2024-10-29T18:09:46Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Re: Tristan Partin
> This would need some massaging, and has various caveats like require using a
> well-known build system like PGXS or meson. There are probably security
> implications that need to be worked through. The packaging team could maybe
> have some burden lifted off their shoulders.

So far, no one has approached me ("the packaging team") about which
problems I need solved with extensions (apart from the PGSHAREDIR
issue).

> Is that something people would be interested in? As someone who writes
> software, I largely find reaching the distribution channels is always the
> hardest part.

Well, talk to me and Devrim.

Christoph