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Re: Extensions, this time with a patch

Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri@2ndquadrant.fr>

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From: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri@2ndQuadrant.fr>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri@2ndQuadrant.fr>, Itagaki Takahiro <itagaki.takahiro@gmail.com>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2010-10-20T21:56:44Z
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Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
> That is simply a horrid idea.  Just make it specify EXTENSION.

And VERSION too, finally.

So any extension 

>
>> and guessing
>> the CONTROL file name from the EXTENSION name only occurs when CONTROL
>> has not been provided.
>
> Here, on the other hand, I'm wondering why have two variables at all.
> Is there any sane use-case for the control file to not be named the same
> as the extension?  It seems like that would accomplish little except to
> sow confusion.
>
> 			regards, tom lane

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