Re: server-side extension in c++

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Craig Ringer <craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Igor <igor(at)carcass(dot)ath(dot)cx>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: server-side extension in c++
Date: 2010-06-02 03:26:33
Message-ID: 201006020326.o523QXM01845@momjian.us
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Craig Ringer wrote:
> ( BTW, all in all, I agree with Tom Lane - the best answer is "don't".
> Sometimes you need to access functionality from C++ libraries, but
> unless that's your reason I wouldn't ever consider doing it. )
>
> Here's a rough outline of the rules I follow when mixing C/C++ code,
> plus some info on the longjmp error handling related complexities added
> by Pg:

This was very helpful. I have condensed your ideas into the attached
patch that contains the potential C++ documentation section.

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