Re: glob support in extension_control_path/dynamic_library_path?

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter(at)eisentraut(dot)org>
To: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)justatheory(dot)com>, Jakob Egger <jakob(at)eggerapps(dot)at>
Cc: Matheus Alcantara <matheusssilv97(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Tobias Bussmann <t(dot)bussmann(at)gmx(dot)net>
Subject: Re: glob support in extension_control_path/dynamic_library_path?
Date: 2026-06-24 15:43:50
Message-ID: e832a0a8-902b-4181-94f4-903a4159dfa9@eisentraut.org
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On 24.06.26 17:34, David E. Wheeler wrote:
> Peter E: what do you think about this as an evolution of the extension_control_path/dynamic_library_path work? Any gotchas to be aware of, aside from the current lack of Windows support?

Yes: Anything involving paths and wildcards is scary security-wise. I
would like to see some analysis about whether or how this is safe.

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