Re: Minimal patches for PostgreSQL 7.0b3 on NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1....

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Kevin P(dot) Neal" <kpneal(at)pobox(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Minimal patches for PostgreSQL 7.0b3 on NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1....
Date: 2000-06-12 21:25:52
Message-ID: 200006122125.RAA04894@candle.pha.pa.us
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That was my guess, though his changes were s_lock related. Seems that is
an Alpha mess too.

> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > I am unsure how to address this NetBSD/alpha patch.
>
> I'd say leave it out for now. After I finish the fmgr revisions we
> ought to have a better shot at porting to Alphas. I know most of
> Ryan K's Linux/Alpha patches will go away with that.
>
> I am only fifty or so functions away from updating everything that
> accepts pass-by-value data types. There are a lot of pass-by-reference
> data types not touched yet, but I think that those should work anywhere
> that sizeof(Datum) == sizeof(pointer), so the vast majority of the
> fmgr-related porting problems should be gone at that point. I will be
> calling for port testers as soon as I commit those changes...
>
> regards, tom lane
>

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