Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> writes:
> >>> Well, I would have avoided this mine-trap except we have this 9.0
> >>> release note item:
> >>> Allow use of <productname>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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+ None of us is going to be here forever. +
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+ <!-- Use this someday when C++ is easier to use. bjm 2010-05-31
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<sect1 id="extend-Cpp">
<title>Using C++ for Extensibility</title>
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<listitem>
<para>
! Allow use of <productname>C++</> functions in backend code (Kurt
Harriman, Peter Eisentraut)
</para>
<para>
! This removes keyword conflicts that previously made <productname>C++</>
! usage difficult in backend code. <literal>extern "C" { }</> might still
! be necessary.
</para>
</listitem>
--- 2519,2534 ----
<listitem>
<para>
! Simplify use of <productname>C++</> functions in backend code (Kurt
Harriman, Peter Eisentraut)
</para>
<para>
! While this removes keyword conflicts that previously made
! <productname>C++</> usage difficult in backend code, there are
! still other complexities when using <productname>C++</> for backend
! functions. <literal>extern "C" { }</> is still necessary in
! some cases.
</para>
</listitem>
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