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Stef Walter wrote: > Magnus Hagander wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 15:02, Stef Walter<stef-l...@memberwebs.com> wrote: > >> Magnus Hagander wrote: > >>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 03:58, Stef Walter<stef-l...@memberwebs.com> > >>> wrote: > >>>> Attached is a new patch, which I hope addresses all the concerns raised. > >>> I think you forgot to actually attach the patch.... > >> Whoops. Here it is. > > > > Is there any actual advantage to using getifaddr() on Linux, > > It is in my opinion, it is the most modern and maintainable of the > methods for obtaining network interface address information. Various > unixes have added support for getifaddr() over the years, and (again my > opinion) would probably continue to do so. > > > and not > > just use SIOCGIFCONF for all Unixen? > > I do know that using SIOCGIFCONF on AIX comes with strange wrinkles and > variable length data structures etc... getifaddrs() on AIX is a far more > maintainable interface. > > That said, I'll adjust the patch as you feel is best for the long term > inclusion in the postgresql source. > > Cheers, > > Stef > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
