Re: Introduce ENDLIST to terminate multiline makefile lists

Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>

To: Chao Li <li.evan.chao@gmail.com>

Cc: Postgres hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>

Date: 2025-12-29T02:07:43Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Mon, Dec 29, 2025 at 09:43:30AM +0800, Chao Li wrote:
> Note that since ENDLIST is defined in Makefile.global.in, this change
> requires rerunning ./configure.
> 
> [1] https://postgr.es/m/DF6HDGB559U5.3MPRFCWPONEAE@jeltef.nl

FWIW, I don't see an advantage in this proposal, and it has the
disadvantage of more maintenance if one needs to create a new list.
The current state of things is simpler.  I do get the argument about C 
enums, but there is a difference between a grammar rule trick and
something allowed in a language specification.
--
Michael