Re: The PostgreSQL C Dialect

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Christophe Pettus <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The PostgreSQL C Dialect
Date: 2026-06-22 20:37:45
Message-ID: ajmdGXhJfF7gT_ti@momjian.us
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On Mon, Jun 22, 2026 at 04:15:57PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Christophe Pettus <xof(at)thebuild(dot)com> writes:
> > 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!
>
> Very nice! Thanks for writing that up.

I have added a link from the Developer's FAQ:

https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Developer_FAQ#What_information_is_available_to_learn_PostgreSQL_internals?

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