Re: Extensions, patch v16

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:24:27AM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr> writes:
> > Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> >> Are there any actual remaining use-cases for that sed step?
>
> > The goal here is to allow extension authors to maintain their version
> > number in the Makefile rather than in the Makefile and in the control
> > file separately. Having the same version number in more than one place
> > never eases maintenance.
>
> Why is it in the makefile at all? If the makefile does need to know it,
> why don't we have it scrape the number out of the control file? Or even
> more to the point, since when do we need version numbers in extensions?

We *absolutely* need version numbers in extensions. People will want
to have a certain version, or a certain minimum version, etc., etc.,
etc., just as they do for any other software.

Seriously, are you OK?

Cheers,
David.
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