Обсуждение: PG_MODULE_MAGIC

A module magic patch was added recently and I'm a bit uncertain what the implications are 
for the external PL modules. Does it affect them at all? Will I need to provide separate 
binaries for each bug fix release even though the API's do not change? Exactly how is the 
magic determined?

Regards,
Thomas Hallgren

Thomas Hallgren <thomas@tada.se> writes:
> A module magic patch was added recently and I'm a bit uncertain what the implications are 
> for the external PL modules. Does it affect them at all?

Yes.

> Will I need to provide separate 
> binaries for each bug fix release even though the API's do not change?

No, each major release (8.2, 8.3, etc).  There are hardly ever any major
releases where you wouldn't need a new compilation anyway ...
        regards, tom lane

Tom Lane wrote:
> No, each major release (8.2, 8.3, etc).  There are hardly ever any major
> releases where you wouldn't need a new compilation anyway ...
>
>   
True. I'm all in favor of a magic used this way. It will save me some grief.

Regards,
Thomas Hallgren