Re: failed to compile a C++ SPI function

I am willing to change it to typname. Any comments?

> Just for fun I changed the extension of my SPI function and trigger
> source file from .c to .C and tried to compile it:
>
> > g++ -g -Wall -I /usr/include/postgresql -fPIC -pedantic -c -o bid_control.o bid_control.C
> > In file included from /usr/include/postgresql/nodes/relation.h:18,
> > from /usr/include/postgresql/executor/spi.h:18,
> > from bid_control.h:31,
> > from bid_control.C:21:
> > /usr/include/postgresql/nodes/parsenodes.h:871: parse error before `typename'
>
> It seems the "typename" word used in the following structure is a
> reserved word in C++. (and is appears colored like a type in Vim)
>
> > /*
> > * ParamNo - specifies a parameter reference
> > */
> > typedef struct ParamNo
> > {
> > NodeTag type;
> > int number; /* the number of the parameter */
> > TypeName *typename; /* the typecast */
> ^^^^^^^^^
> > List *indirection; /* array references */
> > } ParamNo;
>
> Is it totally unreasonable try C++ in SPI programming?
>
> Cheers,
>
>
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