Re: Locating sharedir in PostgreSQL on Windows

> ------- Original Message -------
> From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
> To: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Sent: 26/11/07, 20:14:25
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Locating sharedir in PostgreSQL on Windows
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> > How does that work with the stuff that goes into directories relative to
> > $libdir (per documented recommendations), without creating easy-to-break
> > paths like $libdir/../../MyAddon/8.3/MyAddon.dll?
>
> Which documented recommendation do you speak of?
>

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/xfunc-c.html states:

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It is recommended to locate shared libraries either relative to $libdir or through the dynamic library path. This simplifies version upgrades if the new installation is at a different location. The actual directory that $libdir stands for can be found out with the command pg_config --pkglibdir.
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That seems to have been there since at least 7.2.

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