Re: [PATCH] configure: allow adding a custom string to PG_VERSION

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Oskari Saarenmaa <os(at)ohmu(dot)fi>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Stephen Frost <sfrost(at)snowman(dot)net>, Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] configure: allow adding a custom string to PG_VERSION
Date: 2013-11-24 01:30:38
Message-ID: 1385256638.13910.5.camel@vanquo.pezone.net
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On Wed, 2013-11-20 at 22:41 +0900, Michael Paquier wrote:
> Here are a couple of comments about the patch:
> 1) I think that you should regenerate ./configure as well with this
> patch to include all the changes together (someone correct me if I am
> wrong here!)

Doesn't matter either way.

> 2) This new option should be added in the section "## Command line
> options" in configure.in

Yes.

> 3) PG_VERSION is not a variable name adapted IMO, as it might contain
> custom information. Something like PG_VERSION_TOTAL perhaps?

I don't think it's necessary to split this up further. We have
PG_VERSION and PG_MAJORVERSION. What's the use for one more level?

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