Re: What generates pg_config.h?

Tom, I guess I don't understand the point of having a different pg_config.h
in my user/include/postgresql directory than the postgresql server that I
am running. You mentioned building client code that would reference the
pg_config.h in user/include/postgresql. A couple of questions:

What type of client code are you referring to?
What is the point of having a pg_config.h for a server that I am not even
running?

Travis

On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 8:05 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Travis Allison <travisallison(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > I suppose an easy workaround is to copy my version 9.6 pg_config.h into
> my
> > user/include/postgresql directory and replace the one installed by
> > libpq-dev.
>
> > Can you think of any detrimental side-effects from doing that?
>
> I would not recommend that: it's likely to break code that's expecting
> the Ubuntu-standard layout. I think your best course is to adapt the
> particular package you're having trouble with to work with that layout.
> Maybe contact its author for help?
>
> regards, tom lane
>