Okay, I have finally extracted out a patch that applied to a 7.2.1 tree get's me something that compiles and passes all regression tests on RedHat Linux and Windows 2000.
To clearify upfront, even if the build process of this port uses a few cygwin tools, the final executables and libraries do not depend on cygwin. I need to write up the 42 steps how to build. For those who want to be prepared, you'll need a unix system to patch, a win32 environment with VC++ 6.0, Tcl, bison*, flex*, sed* and touch* (*=from cygwin). To run the regression tests, one would need an MKS toolkit as it crashes the cygwin bash ... we didn't bother with those minor issues. I will post 2 patches later (meaning, probably tomorrow or latest Sunday) to the patches list. One will be all the changes to existing files (about 11,500 lines context diff), one will be the new files added. As a PostgreSQL coreteam member I want to thank my employer, the PeerDirect Corporation, for contributing this work, which IMHO is an important step for PostgreSQL. What we need from here are some ideas how this port can be lifted up to the current 7.4 development tree. There are some TODO items scattered throughout the code. But, it compiles and works, so it's a good point to start from I think. Looking at the demand for a native Win32 port I would expect some people willing to take it from there. Jan -- #======================================================================# # It's easier to get forgiveness for being wrong than for being right. # # Let's break this rule - forgive me. # #================================================== [EMAIL PROTECTED] # ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
