Re: FRONTEND in ecpg

Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Is there any reason why FRONTEND is not specified in the ecpg build
> (specifically the pgtypeslib)? I'm running into build problems because
> it pulls backend-specific stuff from port.h in
> (postgres_fe.h->c.h->port.h) when tweaking the timezone code.
>
> Or should FRONTEND perhaps even be explicitly #defined in postgres_fe.h?
>
> Or am I misunderstanding what FRONTEND is for?

Looking now, it is a chicken and egg thing. Some port/src C files need
to know which file to include:

#ifndef FRONTEND
#include "postgres.h"
#else
#include "postgres_fe.h"
#endif

so it looks like we have to a keep adding to Makefiles. Sorry.

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