Manuel A. Fernandez Montecelo wrote: > > Well, I use around 10 libraries in my project, it's easier to use > standardized > methods to gather the compiler/linker options using pkg-config than calling > different configuration scripts for each one, and using "pkg-config --exists > $name" or "pkg-config --at-least=1.0 $name" than to check whether > the "pg_config" script (and so with the rest) exists in your path, and > figuring out ways to compare versions. I was reporting it as a wish-list > item after all :)
Just FYI, this was proposed and rejected before. pg_config is our method. It doesn't seem like too onerous a requeriment to change "pkg-" to "pg_", is it? The --at-least= or similar stuff may be useful though, not sure. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
