Re: server-side extension in c++

Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian  writes:
> >>> Well, I would have avoided this mine-trap except we have this 9.0
> >>> release note item:
> >>>	Allow use of C++</> functions in backend code (Kurt
> >>>	Harriman, Peter Eisentraut)
> 
> > So should I just comment it out and then when someone gets serious we
> > can use it as a starting point for them?
> 
> Sure.  While you're at it, tone down the release-note item.  It should
> read more like "Take some steps towards allowing use ...", because C++
> keywords in the header files surely were not the only stumbling block.

OK, done with attached, applied patch.

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!        Allow use of C++</> functions in backend code (Kurt
         Harriman, Peter Eisentraut)
        
  
        
!        This removes keyword conflicts that previously made C++</>
!        usage difficult in backend code. extern "C" { }</> might still
!        be necessary.
        
       
  
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!        Simplify use of C++</> functions in backend code (Kurt
         Harriman, Peter Eisentraut)
        
  
        
!        While this removes keyword conflicts that previously made
!        C++</> usage difficult in backend code, there are
!        still other complexities when using C++</> for backend
!        functions. extern "C" { }</> is still necessary in
!        some cases.