Re: RFC: Additional Directory for Extensions - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: RFC: Additional Directory for Extensions
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Msg-id 25075595-41F1-4BDA-9390-9E0D983BA909@justatheory.com
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In response to Re: RFC: Additional Directory for Extensions  ("David E. Wheeler" <david@justatheory.com>)
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On Mar 19, 2025, at 13:29, David E. Wheeler <david@justatheory.com> wrote:

> I think this should at least be documented, but generally feels unexpected to me. I’ve attached a patch that fleshes
outthe docs, along with an example of setting `extension_control_path` and `dynamic_library_path` to use the locations.
Itmight not have the information right about the need for “postgresql” or “pgsql” in the path. Back in 2003[1] it was
just“postgres”, but I couldn’t find the logic for it just now. 

Here’s a rebase.

Best,

David


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