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- If you are thinking about distributing your
- <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> extension modules, setting up a
- portable build system for them can be fairly difficult. Therefore
- the <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> installation provides a build
- infrastructure for extensions, called <acronym class="acronym">PGXS</acronym>, so
- that simple extension modules can be built simply against an
- already installed server. <acronym class="acronym">PGXS</acronym> is mainly intended
- for extensions that include C code, although it can be used for
- pure-SQL extensions too. Note that <acronym class="acronym">PGXS</acronym> is not
- intended to be a universal build system framework that can be used
- to build any software interfacing to <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span>;
- it simply automates common build rules for simple server extension
- modules. For more complicated packages, you might need to write your
- own build system.
- </p><p>
- To use the <acronym class="acronym">PGXS</acronym> infrastructure for your extension,
- you must write a simple makefile.
- In the makefile, you need to set some variables
- and include the global <acronym class="acronym">PGXS</acronym> makefile.
- Here is an example that builds an extension module named
- <code class="literal">isbn_issn</code>, consisting of a shared library containing
- some C code, an extension control file, a SQL script, an include file
- (only needed if other modules might need to access the extension functions
- without going via SQL), and a documentation text file:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- MODULES = isbn_issn
- EXTENSION = isbn_issn
- DATA = isbn_issn--1.0.sql
- DOCS = README.isbn_issn
- HEADERS_isbn_issn = isbn_issn.h
-
- PG_CONFIG = pg_config
- PGXS := $(shell $(PG_CONFIG) --pgxs)
- include $(PGXS)
- </pre><p>
- The last three lines should always be the same. Earlier in the
- file, you assign variables or add custom
- <span class="application">make</span> rules.
- </p><p>
- Set one of these three variables to specify what is built:
-
- </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MODULES</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- list of shared-library objects to be built from source files with same
- stem (do not include library suffixes in this list)
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MODULE_big</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- a shared library to build from multiple source files
- (list object files in <code class="varname">OBJS</code>)
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">PROGRAM</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- an executable program to build
- (list object files in <code class="varname">OBJS</code>)
- </p></dd></dl></div><p>
-
- The following variables can also be set:
-
- </p><div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">EXTENSION</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- extension name(s); for each name you must provide an
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>extension</code></em>.control</code> file,
- which will be installed into
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/share/extension</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">MODULEDIR</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- subdirectory of <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/share</code>
- into which DATA and DOCS files should be installed
- (if not set, default is <code class="literal">extension</code> if
- <code class="varname">EXTENSION</code> is set,
- or <code class="literal">contrib</code> if not)
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">DATA</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- random files to install into <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/share/$MODULEDIR</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">DATA_built</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- random files to install into
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/share/$MODULEDIR</code>,
- which need to be built first
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">DATA_TSEARCH</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- random files to install under
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/share/tsearch_data</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">DOCS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- random files to install under
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/doc/$MODULEDIR</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">HEADERS</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="varname">HEADERS_built</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- Files to (optionally build and) install under
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/include/server/$MODULEDIR/$MODULE_big</code>.
- </p><p>
- Unlike <code class="literal">DATA_built</code>, files in <code class="literal">HEADERS_built</code>
- are not removed by the <code class="literal">clean</code> target; if you want them removed,
- also add them to <code class="literal">EXTRA_CLEAN</code> or add your own rules to do it.
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">HEADERS_$MODULE</code><br /></span><span class="term"><code class="varname">HEADERS_built_$MODULE</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- Files to install (after building if specified) under
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/include/server/$MODULEDIR/$MODULE</code>,
- where <code class="literal">$MODULE</code> must be a module name used
- in <code class="literal">MODULES</code> or <code class="literal">MODULE_big</code>.
- </p><p>
- Unlike <code class="literal">DATA_built</code>, files in <code class="literal">HEADERS_built_$MODULE</code>
- are not removed by the <code class="literal">clean</code> target; if you want them removed,
- also add them to <code class="literal">EXTRA_CLEAN</code> or add your own rules to do it.
- </p><p>
- It is legal to use both variables for the same module, or any
- combination, unless you have two module names in the
- <code class="literal">MODULES</code> list that differ only by the presence of a
- prefix <code class="literal">built_</code>, which would cause ambiguity. In
- that (hopefully unlikely) case, you should use only the
- <code class="literal">HEADERS_built_$MODULE</code> variables.
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">SCRIPTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- script files (not binaries) to install into
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/bin</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">SCRIPTS_built</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- script files (not binaries) to install into
- <code class="literal"><em class="replaceable"><code>prefix</code></em>/bin</code>,
- which need to be built first
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">REGRESS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- list of regression test cases (without suffix), see below
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">REGRESS_OPTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- additional switches to pass to <span class="application">pg_regress</span>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">ISOLATION</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- list of isolation test cases, see below for more details
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">ISOLATION_OPTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- additional switches to pass to
- <span class="application">pg_isolation_regress</span>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">TAP_TESTS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- switch defining if TAP tests need to be run, see below
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">NO_INSTALLCHECK</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- don't define an <code class="literal">installcheck</code> target, useful e.g. if tests require special configuration, or don't use <span class="application">pg_regress</span>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">EXTRA_CLEAN</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- extra files to remove in <code class="literal">make clean</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">PG_CPPFLAGS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- will be prepended to <code class="varname">CPPFLAGS</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">PG_CFLAGS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- will be appended to <code class="varname">CFLAGS</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">PG_CXXFLAGS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- will be appended to <code class="varname">CXXFLAGS</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">PG_LDFLAGS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- will be prepended to <code class="varname">LDFLAGS</code>
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">PG_LIBS</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- will be added to <code class="varname">PROGRAM</code> link line
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">SHLIB_LINK</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- will be added to <code class="varname">MODULE_big</code> link line
- </p></dd><dt><span class="term"><code class="varname">PG_CONFIG</code></span></dt><dd><p>
- path to <span class="application">pg_config</span> program for the
- <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> installation to build against
- (typically just <code class="literal">pg_config</code> to use the first one in your
- <code class="varname">PATH</code>)
- </p></dd></dl></div><p>
- </p><p>
- Put this makefile as <code class="literal">Makefile</code> in the directory
- which holds your extension. Then you can do
- <code class="literal">make</code> to compile, and then <code class="literal">make
- install</code> to install your module. By default, the extension is
- compiled and installed for the
- <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> installation that
- corresponds to the first <code class="command">pg_config</code> program
- found in your <code class="varname">PATH</code>. You can use a different installation by
- setting <code class="varname">PG_CONFIG</code> to point to its
- <code class="command">pg_config</code> program, either within the makefile
- or on the <code class="literal">make</code> command line.
- </p><p>
- You can also run <code class="literal">make</code> in a directory outside the source
- tree of your extension, if you want to keep the build directory separate.
- This procedure is also called a
- <a id="id-1.8.3.21.7.2" class="indexterm"></a><em class="firstterm">VPATH</em>
- build. Here's how:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- mkdir build_dir
- cd build_dir
- make -f /path/to/extension/source/tree/Makefile
- make -f /path/to/extension/source/tree/Makefile install
- </pre><p>
- </p><p>
- Alternatively, you can set up a directory for a VPATH build in a similar
- way to how it is done for the core code. One way to do this is using the
- core script <code class="filename">config/prep_buildtree</code>. Once this has been done
- you can build by setting the <code class="literal">make</code> variable
- <code class="varname">VPATH</code> like this:
- </p><pre class="programlisting">
- make VPATH=/path/to/extension/source/tree
- make VPATH=/path/to/extension/source/tree install
- </pre><p>
- This procedure can work with a greater variety of directory layouts.
- </p><p>
- The scripts listed in the <code class="varname">REGRESS</code> variable are used for
- regression testing of your module, which can be invoked by <code class="literal">make
- installcheck</code> after doing <code class="literal">make install</code>. For this to
- work you must have a running <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> server.
- The script files listed in <code class="varname">REGRESS</code> must appear in a
- subdirectory named <code class="literal">sql/</code> in your extension's directory.
- These files must have extension <code class="literal">.sql</code>, which must not be
- included in the <code class="varname">REGRESS</code> list in the makefile. For each
- test there should also be a file containing the expected output in a
- subdirectory named <code class="literal">expected/</code>, with the same stem and
- extension <code class="literal">.out</code>. <code class="literal">make installcheck</code>
- executes each test script with <span class="application">psql</span>, and compares the
- resulting output to the matching expected file. Any differences will be
- written to the file <code class="literal">regression.diffs</code> in <code class="command">diff
- -c</code> format. Note that trying to run a test that is missing its
- expected file will be reported as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">trouble</span>”</span>, so make sure you
- have all expected files.
- </p><p>
- The scripts listed in the <code class="varname">ISOLATION</code> variable are used
- for tests stressing behavior of concurrent session with your module, which
- can be invoked by <code class="literal">make installcheck</code> after doing
- <code class="literal">make install</code>. For this to work you must have a
- running <span class="productname">PostgreSQL</span> server. The script files
- listed in <code class="varname">ISOLATION</code> must appear in a subdirectory
- named <code class="literal">specs/</code> in your extension's directory. These files
- must have extension <code class="literal">.spec</code>, which must not be included
- in the <code class="varname">ISOLATION</code> list in the makefile. For each test
- there should also be a file containing the expected output in a
- subdirectory named <code class="literal">expected/</code>, with the same stem and
- extension <code class="literal">.out</code>. <code class="literal">make installcheck</code>
- executes each test script, and compares the resulting output to the
- matching expected file. Any differences will be written to the file
- <code class="literal">output_iso/regression.diffs</code> in
- <code class="command">diff -c</code> format. Note that trying to run a test that is
- missing its expected file will be reported as <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">trouble</span>”</span>, so
- make sure you have all expected files.
- </p><p>
- <code class="literal">TAP_TESTS</code> enables the use of TAP tests. Data from each
- run is present in a subdirectory named <code class="literal">tmp_check/</code>.
- See also <a class="xref" href="regress-tap.html" title="32.4. TAP Tests">Section 32.4</a> for more details.
- </p><div class="tip"><h3 class="title">Tip</h3><p>
- The easiest way to create the expected files is to create empty files,
- then do a test run (which will of course report differences). Inspect
- the actual result files found in the <code class="literal">results/</code>
- directory (for tests in <code class="literal">REGRESS</code>), or
- <code class="literal">output_iso/results/</code> directory (for tests in
- <code class="literal">ISOLATION</code>), then copy them to
- <code class="literal">expected/</code> if they match what you expect from the test.
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