Re: [mail] Re: Windows Build System

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us]
> Sent: 29 January 2003 16:57
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Vince Vielhaber; Katie Ward; Curtis Faith;
> pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [mail] Re: [HACKERS] Windows Build System
>
>
> "Dave Page" <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> > I'll admit my methods were not particularly scientific, but
> over the
> > last few weeks I've had far more grief from DB2 and SQL
> Server than I
> > did from the PostgreSQL native betas.
>
> My gripe had to do with questioning the reliability of the
> platform, not of the Postgres port ;-).
>
> Aside from load testing as suggested by Vince, I'd be
> interested to hear what happens when you pull the power cord
> under load (repeatedly). This would give some evidence about
> the robustness of the Windows filesystem and its ability to
> emulate Unix sync semantics.

OK, I can maybe do some testing on that next week (I'm off for a few
days from today). Is there anything in particular I should look out for,
or that you would want tested?

Katie, can I get the latest build from anywhere?

Regards, Dave.