I tried to write a trigger using C++. This requires to include the following header-files:
extern "C" { #include <postgres.h> #include <executor/spi.h> #include <commands/trigger.h> #include <fmgr.h> } Unfortunately some of the included headers define some structs and functions where a few identifiers are C++ keywords. The compiler-directive 'extern "C"' does not help here, it just tells the compiler not to mangle C-identifiers. 'extern "C"' does not rename C++ keywords into something else. Therefore AFAIK, if someone wants to include those headers files into a C++ program, the identifiers causing problems have to be renamed manually. For instance, Postgresql version 8.2.3 /usr/include/pgsql/server/nodes/primnodes.h:950: List *using; /* USING clause, if any (list of String) */ 'using' is a C++ keyword /usr/include/pgsql/server/nodes/parsenodes.h:179: Oid typeid; /* type identified by OID */ 'typeid' is a C++ keyword /usr/include/pgsql/server/nodes/parsenodes.h:249,265,401,943,1309: TypeName *typename; 'typename' is a C++ keyword /usr/include/pgsql/server/utils/builtins.h:544: extern char *quote_qualified_identifier(const char *namespace, 'namespace' is a C++ keyword Is there any convention how to rename such identifiers? If I would rename those identifiers (I simply would add an underscore to each of them), would such a patch be accepted and adopted onto one of the next releases? Regards, Jacob ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate