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+#
+# Copyright OpenEmbedded Contributors
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+#
+
+# Class for PostgreSQL extensions that are built with PGXS
+
+DEPENDS += "postgresql"
+
+# USE_PGXS is for makefiles that can also build inside the PostgreSQL tree
+EXTRA_OEMAKE:append = " USE_PGXS=1 PG_CONFIG=pg_config"
+
+pgxs_do_install() {
+    oe_runmake install DESTDIR=${D}
+}
+
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_install
+
+FILES:${PN} += "${libdir}/postgresql ${datadir}/postgresql"
+
+RDEPENDS:${PN} += "postgresql"