Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > On Mon, 1 Sep 2003, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > > Greg Stark writes: > > > > > Um. I don't think that's true. I mean, in theory it's true, but in practice > > > why would an OS have some *_r but have only non-thread-safe versions of > > > others? > > > > The question is whether configure can reliably identify whether various > > *_r functions exist. I think it can't. For example, they could be in a > > separate library that we don't know about. > > 'K, but isn't that just a matter of adding an extra test when such > 'extra libraries' are identified? I've seen it before, in order > configures, where it tests for the same function in a couple of different > libraries ...
We do have tests for *_r functions now in configure.in, and it does use any thread-specific library/compiler flags defined in the OS template. -- 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
