Re: run pgindent on a regular basis / scripted manner

On 2023-Jan-23, Tom Lane wrote:

> 1. [...] So now I think that we should
> stick to the convention that it's on the user to install
> pg_bsd_indent somewhere in their PATH; all we'll be doing with
> this change is eliminating the step of fetching pg_bsd_indent's
> source files from somewhere else.

+1

> 2. Given #1, it'll be prudent to continue having pgindent
> double-check that pg_bsd_indent reports a specific version
> number. We could imagine starting to use the main Postgres
> version number for that, but I'm inclined to continue with
> its existing numbering series.

+1

> 3. If we do nothing special, the first mass reindentation is
> going to reformat the pg_bsd_indent sources per PG style,
> which is ... er ... not the way they look now. Do we want
> to accept that outcome, or take steps to prevent pgindent
> from processing pg_bsd_indent? I have a feeling that manual
> cleanup would be necessary if we let such reindentation
> happen, but I haven't experimented.

Hmm, initially it must just be easier to have an exception so that
pg_bsd_indent itself isn't indented.

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