Re: BUG #17281: How specify regress database?

On Thu, Nov 11, 2021, at 6:08 AM, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> I try
> 1) add in Makefile
> CONTRIB_TESTDB = postgres
> 2) add in Makefile
> REGRESS_OPTS = --use-existing --dbname=postgres
> 3) add in Makefile
> EXTRA_REGRESS_OPTS = --use-existing --dbname=postgres
> 4) before calling make installcheck
> export CONTRIB_TESTDB=postgres
> but results everything is same:
> /usr/lib/postgresql/pgxs/src/makefiles/../../src/test/regress/pg_regress
> --inputdir=./ --bindir='/usr/bin' --use-existing --dbname=postgres
> --dbname=contrib_regression extension
> i.e. pgxs places --dbname=contrib_regression in last option due to
> https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/flat/14108.1314148639%40sss.pgh.pa.us
>
This is not a bug. Use the appropriate list for your question next time.

AFAICS there is not a configurable way to change the CONTRIB_TESTDB. Unless,
you modify Makefile.global.in. You might modify configure.ac to inform a
configurable database for the CONTRIB_TESTDB too.

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