Provided by: postgresql-server-dev-all_154ubuntu1.1_all 
NAME
pg_buildext - Build and install a PostgreSQL extension
SYNOPSIS
pg_buildext action [options]
DESCRIPTION
pg_buildext is a script that will build a PostgreSQL extension in a VPATH way, for potentially several
PostgreSQL server versions in parallel. It builds for the intersection of versions known in
debian/pgversions (versions supported by the package) and in
/usr/share/postgresql-common/supported-versions (versions supported in this release).
USAGE
Packages using pg_buildext should be prepared to build binaries for PostgreSQL versions that are not
present in Debian unstable, e.g. for older releases when building backports for Debian (old)stable
(possibly including backports of newer PostgreSQL releases), or for all PostgreSQL releases when the
package is built for apt.postgresql.org.
As the set of binary packages depends on the target PostgreSQL versions, debian/control is auto-
generated. Include /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgxs_debian_control.mk in debian/rules to regenerate the
control file from debian/control.in at "clean" time. Occurrences of PGVERSION in package sections are
replaced by the target PostgreSQL version.
As pg_buildext invokes make for the build, install, and clean actions, invocations from debian/rules
(which is a makefile) should be prefixed with + so the sub-makes can talk with the make jobserver.
Many extensions support make installcheck testing using pg_regress. As this needs the package to be
installed, it cannot be run at build time. Instead, the tests should be run using autopkgtest from
debian/tests/*.
ACTIONS
Most actions expect a directory name where to build the sources. It will get created for you if it does
not exist. If the build-dir contains a %v sign, it will get replaced by the specific version of
PostgreSQL being built against. (Usually this parameter is build-%v.)
supported-versions
Print effective list of supported versions, i.e. the intersection of the sets of versions supported
by the system and the package.
configure build-dir [extra-configure-options]
For every supported version, call ../configure from the build-dir directory. (Most PostgreSQL
extensions do not have a configure script.)
build build-dir [extra-cflags]
Build the extension in the build-dir directory.
install build-dir package-pattern
Invoke make install from the build-dir directory. The third parameter specifies the package name to
use. Most packages use postgresql-%v-pkgname. Make will be called with
DESTDIR="$(CURDIR)/debian/package".
clean build-dir
Clean the build directory.
loop package-pattern
As a variant to calling build and install separately for VPATH builds, loop over the supported
PostgreSQL versions in the top source directory. This should be used if the package does not support
VPATH builds. As it also invokes make install, it should be placed were installation happens in
debian/rules, rather than where build would normally be called.
installcheck [build-dir]
Use pg_virtualenv make installcheck to run the extension regression tests. This is meant to be run
from debian/tests/control using autopkgtest. If build-dir is omitted, the top source directory is
used.
Sometimes it is desirable to run extra code per version before invoking the action, in that case the loop
over supported versions needs to be in the calling script. To facilitate this mode, actions can also be
called as action-version. See the installcheck example below.
SUPPORTED VERSIONS
pg_buildext reads debian/pgversions to decide which PostgreSQL to build modules/extensions for. This file
contains one PostgreSQL version number per line, in the following formats:
all Support all versions. This is recommended unless there are known incompatibilities.
X.Y Support this version.
X.Y+
Support this and all greater versions.
#...
Comment.
For a version to be used, it must also be listed in the output of
/usr/share/postgresql-common/supported-versions. See this file for how to configure the list of supported
versions on your system.
EXAMPLE
debian/control.in:
Source: postgresql-foobar
Build-Depends: debhelper, postgresql-server-dev-all (>= 153~)
XS-Testsuite: autopkgtest
Package: postgresql-PGVERSION-foobar
Depends: ${misc:Depends}, ${shlibs:Depends}, postgresql-PGVERSION
debian/pgversions:
all
debian/rules:
include /usr/share/postgresql-common/pgxs_debian_control.mk
# omit this if the package does not use autoconf
override_dh_auto_configure:
+pg_buildext configure build-%v "--libdir=/usr/lib/postgresql/%v/lib --datadir=/usr/share/postgresql-%v-foobar"
override_dh_auto_build:
+pg_buildext build build-%v
override_dh_auto_test:
# nothing to do here, see debian/tests/* instead
override_dh_auto_install:
+pg_buildext install build-%v postgresql-%v-foobar
override_dh_installdocs:
dh_installdocs --all README.*
override_dh_auto_clean:
+pg_buildext clean build-%v
%:
dh $@
debian/tests/control:
Depends: @, postgresql-server-dev-all
Tests: installcheck
Restrictions: allow-stderr
debian/tests/installcheck:
#!/bin/sh
pg_buildext installcheck
# alternatively: pg_buildext installcheck build-%v
# Running extra code before invoking the actual action:
set -e
for v in $(pg_buildext supported-versions); do
test -L build-$v/sql || ln -s ../sql build-$v/
test -L build-$v/expected || ln -s ../expected build-$v/
pg_buildext installcheck-$v build-$v
done
COMPATIBILITY
Earlier pg_buildext versions required a "source dir" argument after the action. This is now deprecated,
but still accepted (and ignored).
pg_buildext loop was introduced in postgresql-server-dev-all (>= 141~).
The usage of "all" or "X.Y+" in debian/pgversions was introduced in postgresql-server-dev-all (>= 148~).
pg_buildext installcheck was introduced in postgresql-server-dev-all (>= 153~).
SEE ALSO
/usr/share/postgresql-common/supported-versions, autopkgtest(1), pg_virtualenv(1).
AUTHORS
Dimitri Fontaine <dim@tapoueh.org>, with extensions by Christoph Berg <myon@debian.org>.
Debian 2014-02-19 PG_BUILDEXT(1)