Tim Bunce <tim.bu...@pobox.com> writes: > The next step I plan is to move the large multi-line string literal > macros (PERLBOOT, SAFE_OK etc) into external perl code files. > That'll make refactoring, extending and maintaining that perl > code far simpler.
That does not seem like it accomplishes anything from the user's perspective except to add more points of failure. To name just one: would you like to debug a problem that stems from a version mismatch between plperl.so and the external perl files? I wouldn't. I can see wanting the *source* to be separate files, but having it as a compiled constant string in the executable seems like the right thing. Since this language is obviously going to require Perl to be present at compile time, running a little Perl script to convert the source into a C literal wouldn't be a problem AFAICS. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers