Jelte Fennema <postg...@jeltef.nl> writes:
> On Fri, 3 Mar 2023 at 17:33, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> If you mean exposing PQExpBuffer to users of libpq-fe.h, I'd be very
>> seriously against that. I realize that libpq exposes it at an ABI
>> level, but that doesn't mean we want non-Postgres code to use it.
> The code comment in the pqexpbuffer.h header suggests that client
> applications are fine too use the API to:
Our own client apps, sure. But you have to buy into the whole Postgres
compilation environment to use PQExpBuffer. (If you don't believe me,
just try including pqexpbuffer.h by itself.) That's a non-starter
for most clients.
regards, tom lane
