| From: | Kenneth Marshall <ktm(at)rice(dot)edu> |
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| To: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
| Cc: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: stat() vs cygwin |
| Date: | 2008-06-24 12:46:17 |
| Message-ID: | 20080624124617.GY337@it.is.rice.edu |
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The case I am referring to has a "developer" clause that allows
Cygwin applications to be used for development only. I agree that
the policy is odd.
Ken
On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 02:35:50PM +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> Kenneth Marshall wrote:
> > One motivation for keeping it working on Cygwin, is that in some
> > environments it is not allowed to install native Windows apps but
> > they allow the use of the Cygwin environment. Of course if it takes
> > too many resources to support, then dropping support would be an
> > option. I would check this for you, but I am in the middle of moving
> > and my Windows/Cygwin box is not available right now.
>
> Does anybody seriously have such a broken policy? I know a lot of places
> who have inverse policy, where they don't allow cygwin, but I've never
> heard of anybody refusing native programs and only allowing cygwin. Just
> like I've heard of no linux shops requiring that you run your database
> under wine...
>
> //Magnus
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