Re: [HACKERS] perl interface bug?

>    Edmund is thinking of a different situation.  The perl5 interface is
>    also a "Perl module", which means that it is supposed to build and
>    install under very rigid rules --- this is supposed to work:
>            perl Makefile.PL
>            make
>            make test
>            make install
>
> Ok, I see now.  So, we need the following:
>
> - a Makefile.PL that works out of the box for the above sequence,
>   given that POSTGRES_HOME is set properly.
>
> - a Makefile.PL that works with the Postgres installation and gets the
>   right shared library, so if we run `make test' later (or use the
>   interface in any way) it works immediately upon Postgres
>   installation.
>
> A solution:
>
> - a default Makefile.PL that works
>
> - a Makefile.PL replaced from Makefile.PL.in that still works with the
>   above, but satisfies the second criterion.
>
> The patches below do this and I think satisfy all considerations
> (you'll let me know if they don't, right? :)
>
> - Makefile.PL has an explanation and if POSTGRES_HOME is not set will
>   print a useful message.
>
> - Makefile.PL.in replaces that message with the right thing for
>   finding the installed shared library based on configure.
>
> - Makefile:  same as before; do the clean before installing to pick up
>   the right shared library.  Note that no clean is done for any other
>   targets.
>
> - configure.in:  output Makefile.PL along with the rest.  Note also,
>   that in the current version $WHOAMI is never set so the perl test
>   always fails.  Perhaps this should be fixed by setting the variable
>   correctly, but in any case the comments no longer agree with this
>   stuff anyway.
>
> Cheers,
> Brook

This patch does not apply properly.  Please resubmit.

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