X-Original-To: pgsql-interfaces-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8344C9DCB61 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:17:50 -0400 (AST) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 66076-08 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:17:52 -0400 (AST) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2DA689DCABD for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 19:17:46 -0400 (AST) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k1LNHjOW005342; Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:17:46 -0500 (EST) To: "Magnus Hagander" cc: "Peter Eisentraut" , pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org, "Christoph Zwerschke" Subject: Re: Finding the pqlib version In-reply-to: <6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCEA0F7CB@algol.sollentuna.se> References: <6BCB9D8A16AC4241919521715F4D8BCEA0F7CB@algol.sollentuna.se> Comments: In-reply-to "Magnus Hagander" message dated "Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:38:58 +0100" Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 18:17:45 -0500 Message-ID: <5341.1140563865@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.111 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.111] X-Spam-Score: 0.111 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200602/65 X-Sequence-Number: 6029 "Magnus Hagander" writes: >> As I said previously, pg_config really belongs together with >> the include files and the link libraries. > But what about things like pg_config --bindir, pg_config --version, > pg_config --sharedir etc - they are definitly usable even if you're not > developing C language server extensions, aren't they? Yes. pg_config started as strictly support for add-on makefiles but it's evolved into something more than that. I'd vote for just dropping it into the base package. (Memo to self: should probably rearrange the Red Hat RPMs likewise.) regards, tom lane