Hi, Samarth!

On May 23, Samarth Mathur wrote:
> 2 questions:
>
> to make .so file from .c, is it necessary for me to compile mariadb
> after each change? Or is there a shorter way as far as plugins are
> concerned?

You only need to compile the plugin, you don't need to compile MariaDB
at all, you can use a binary from our site or as provided by your OS.

> Is there any specific tip you would have as far as coding is
> concerned? Or does the normal convention of good code, good comments
> and indentation work alright?

Just normal convention. The usual - see how it's done elsewhere in
MariaDB and do the same.

Regards,
Sergei