Re: Building extensions on Windows using VS2008

deepak <deepak(dot)pn(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> Here's the trimmed down version of the source and the Makefile (copied and
> modified from the 'cube' contrib project)
> (with which I see the error related to redefinition)

> /* myext.c */

> #include <string.h>
> #include <math.h>
> #include "postgres.h"
> #include "fmgr.h"

As was noted upthread, this ordering is pretty unsafe. postgres.h
should always be included *first* in any C file that's meant to run in
the backend environment. There are platforms in which failing to do so
causes crashes because of 32-vs-64-bit issues. Not sure if this
explains your Windows issue too, but in any case the above is wrong.

> myext.o: myext.c

> clean:
> rm -f myext.o

BTW, these rules are unnecessary --- having listed myext.o in OBJS is
sufficient.

regards, tom lane