Re: Windows build farm failures

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Windows build farm failures
Date: 2006-09-25 23:14:24
Message-ID: 16615.1159226064@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> This double stuff creates so many headaches that I wonder if we
> better not test it at all in the regression suite. Comments?

If you're not prepared to support alternative expected files (as the
main regression tests do), then I think you have little choice.
Floating-point behavior is just too variable across platforms.

However, I wonder whether you shouldn't just bite the bullet and put
in support for alternative expected files.

regards, tom lane

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