Tom Lane wrote: > "Ulrich Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > - 3 of the 8 mentioned sourcefiles are files that are heavily changed > > for NetWare and I don't want to change the original files in this > > case. I think it's better to have a copy of these files in the NetWare > > folder. This gives me the chance to use some special features of the > > NetWare platform without confusing people working on other > > platforms. These files are postmaster.c, pgstat.c and postgres.c. > > Having port-specific copies of those files strikes me as a maintenance > nightmare. They change constantly (at least postgres.c and postmaster.c > do). > > Why exactly do you need heavy changes in these files? > > We could consider breaking down these files into smaller pieces in order > to isolate platform dependencies, perhaps.
Agreed. These files change so often that it doesn't really makes sense for us to ship Netware-specific versions because we can't be sure they match the original files in functionality. Perhaps we should publish a URL so people can download patches to apply on top of our official releases for Netware. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
