Re: [PATCH] Magic block for modules

["Marko Kreen" <markokr(at)gmail(dot)com>]

On 5/8/06, Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> wrote:
> This implements a proposal made last november:
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-11/msg00578.php

> All it requires is to include the header "pgmagic.h" and to put
> somewhere in their source:
>
> PG_MODULE_MAGIC

Could you serve this as special docstring instead?  Eg:

PG_MODULE(foomodule)

is mandatory, there you can to your magic, and optional:

PG_MODULE_DESC("Do foo")
PG_MODULE_AUTHOR("FooMan <baz(at)foo>")

This provides more motivation for module authors and also creates
(visually) smooth path to provide automatic install, uninstall and registration:

PG_MODULE_INSTALL(inst_sql)
PG_MODULE_UNINSTALL(uninst_sql)

create module foo from '$libdir/foo';
drop module foo;

This seems like worthwhile direction to move, especially
as it requires pretty small amount of changes.

--
marko