| From: | Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi> |
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| To: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: [patch] extensions_path GUC |
| Date: | 2015-10-23 10:46:46 |
| Message-ID: | 562A1016.102@iki.fi |
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On 10/23/2015 01:33 PM, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> One problem we have with PostGIS is you cannot test an extension
> unless you have access to the system extension dir.
>
> The following patch tries to address that by allowing to specify
> a per-cluster extension path via an "extensions_path" GUC.
>
> It is more a request-for-comments rather than a ready patch, as
> I hadn't considered all use cases like upgrades of already-loaded
> extensions and the possibility ot have a list of directories to
> seek for extensions.
This was discussed a while ago already, see
http://www.postgresql.org/message-id/51AE0845.8010600@ocharles.org.uk.
In short, I don't think just setting extensions_path is enough or
desirable, but I would welcome a patch that makes "make check" work for
extensions, by creating a temporary installation.
- Heikki
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