Thread: pgsql: Remove USE_VPATH make variable from PGXS
Remove USE_VPATH make variable from PGXS The user can just set VPATH directly. There is no need to invent another variable. Branch ------ REL9_4_STABLE Details ------- http://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/e907997f42faada60e5a26b116cc0b79b69309d1 Modified Files -------------- doc/src/sgml/extend.sgml | 6 +++--- src/makefiles/pgxs.mk | 9 ++++----- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
Him On 2014-12-04 16:35:27 +0000, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Remove USE_VPATH make variable from PGXS > > The user can just set VPATH directly. There is no need to invent > another variable. I'm at a bit of loss why this was committed to 9.4 after rc1. This very much can (and has) broken external software. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services
On 1/17/15 11:21 AM, Andres Freund wrote: > Him > > On 2014-12-04 16:35:27 +0000, Peter Eisentraut wrote: >> Remove USE_VPATH make variable from PGXS >> >> The user can just set VPATH directly. There is no need to invent >> another variable. > > I'm at a bit of loss why this was committed to 9.4 after rc1. This very > much can (and has) broken external software. What did it break? AFAICT, this just reverted an unnecessary "feature" (USE_VPATH) that shadowed an existing and perfectly working feature (using VPATH directly). I agree the timing was unfortunate.
On 2015-01-17 11:47:32 -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > On 1/17/15 11:21 AM, Andres Freund wrote: > > Him > > > > On 2014-12-04 16:35:27 +0000, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > >> Remove USE_VPATH make variable from PGXS > >> > >> The user can just set VPATH directly. There is no need to invent > >> another variable. > > > > I'm at a bit of loss why this was committed to 9.4 after rc1. This very > > much can (and has) broken external software. > > What did it break? bdr (and/or udr). It automagically uses VPATH builds to build against postgres. Greetings, Andres Freund -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services