Re: Should contrib modules install .h files?

>>>>> "Tom" == Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:

>> If your extension is relying on pg11+, or you have checked the pg
>> version when constructing the makefile, you can just do:
>> PG_CPPFLAGS += -I$(includedir_server)/extension/hstore
>> and #include "hstore.h" will work.

Tom> I remain of the opinion that it'd be smarter to do

Tom> PG_CPPFLAGS += -I$(includedir_server)/extension

Tom> then

Tom> #include "hstore/hstore.h"

Tom> This way requires fewer -I options and is far more robust against
Tom> header name conflicts.

Sure, it works for the simple cases like hstore, but how does it handle
the case of a pgxs extension that installs more than one include file,
one of which includes another?

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Andrew (irc:RhodiumToad)