Re: [HACKERS] UnixWare 7.1.4 (and OpenServer) sigwait issue

2009-02-07 Thread Bruce Momjian
Andrew Chernow wrote: > > going. Also, there is much threading API churn that we haven't been fond > > of trying to get everything working. > > > > The provided pthreads is 100% busted on unixware. I'd only recommend its use > to > someone I don't like :) This is one of several platforms that

Re: [HACKERS] UnixWare 7.1.4 (and OpenServer) sigwait issue

2009-02-07 Thread Andrew Chernow
going. Also, there is much threading API churn that we haven't been fond of trying to get everything working. The provided pthreads is 100% busted on unixware. I'd only recommend its use to someone I don't like :) This is one of several platforms that we use the GNU Pth library as a replace

Re: [HACKERS] UnixWare 7.1.4 (and OpenServer) sigwait issue

2009-02-07 Thread Bruce Momjian
Andrew Chernow wrote: > > > I am afraid this falls in the same category as the HP-UX patch, in that > > it is for threading on an older platform > > Really? It was released in 2004 (maintenance pack 4 released in June 2008). Oh, I didn't know that. We have had lots of problems with SCO/Unixwa

Re: [HACKERS] UnixWare 7.1.4 (and OpenServer) sigwait issue

2009-02-07 Thread Andrew Chernow
I am afraid this falls in the same category as the HP-UX patch, in that it is for threading on an older platform Really? It was released in 2004 (maintenance pack 4 released in June 2008). It would be interesting if you could host a web page, perhaps on our wiki, that lists patches for old

Re: [HACKERS] UnixWare 7.1.4 (and OpenServer) sigwait issue

2009-02-07 Thread Bruce Momjian
I don't think anyone replied to your questions below so let me try. I am afraid this falls in the same category as the HP-UX patch, in that it is for threading on an older platform and is more for a single site rather than something where more users can benefit. It would be interesting if you co

[HACKERS] UnixWare 7.1.4 (and OpenServer) sigwait issue

2009-01-24 Thread Andrew Chernow
Continuing http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2009-01/msg01762.php Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Well, this helps explain why were are getting these problems reports > only now. How many hacks do you have that we don't support, aside from > the threading one for HPUX? > Compiling threaded