Changes to building dynamically loadable modules

Started by Peter Eisentrautover 18 years ago2 messagespatches
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#1Peter Eisentraut
peter_e@gmx.net

The attached patch implements a few changes to how shared libraries and
dynamically loadable modules are built. Foremost, it creates a solid
distinction between these two types of targets based on what had already been
implemented and duplicated in ad hoc ways before. Specifically,

- Dynamically loadable modules no longer get a soname. The numbers previously
set in the makefiles were dummy numbers anyway, and the presence of a soname
upset a few packaging tools, so it is nicer not to have one.

- The cumbersome detour taken on installation (build a libfoo.so.0.0.0 and
then override the rule to install foo.so instead) is removed.

- Lots of duplicated code simplified.

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modules-without-soname.patchtext/x-diff; charset=us-ascii; name=modules-without-soname.patchDownload+191-184
#2Tom Lane
tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us
In reply to: Peter Eisentraut (#1)
Re: Changes to building dynamically loadable modules

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:

The attached patch implements a few changes to how shared libraries and
dynamically loadable modules are built.

Looks like a good idea to me, though I've not read it in great detail
(I hate unidiffs).

regards, tom lane