The PostgreSQL C Dialect

From: Christophe Pettus <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: The PostgreSQL C Dialect
Date: 2026-06-22 19:39:36
Message-ID: 933DA583-B0F4-4FFB-BB0B-64901D4D94AD@thebuild.com
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When I was writing my first PostgreSQL extension, I was at sea on a lot of the conventions that make up the "PostgreSQL C Dialect." I've taken my notes, added some additional things that confused me, and put it up on the wiki for review:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/The_PostgreSQL_C_Dialect

Feedback welcome, of course!

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