Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Building libpq/psql with Borland BCC5

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au>, L Bayuk <lbayuk(at)pobox(dot)com>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] [PATCHES] Building libpq/psql with Borland BCC5
Date: 2007-01-10 16:36:26
Message-ID: 20070110163626.GB25783@alvh.no-ip.org
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au> writes:
> > > Can we be sure that a BCC build libpq is even safe to use given the
> > > problems seen when using psql?
> >
> > Well, I'd not trust it a lot, but surely we have to get it to build
> > before anyone can debug it ...
>
> It does build, but the report is that psql crashes after a few commands.

What about a Mingw or VC++ psql with a BCC libpq? Is it possible to
link something like that?

It would be nice to have the libpq at least able to pass the regression
tests.

--
Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.

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