Re: Using pg_config

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net]
> Sent: 12 October 2005 09:16
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [ODBC] Using pg_config
>
> Dave Page wrote:
> > It's not a problem on Windows as we build using VC++ with win32.mak.
> > We don't support Mingw builds as we don't currently have any
> > configure code to allow the use of the Microsoft DM instead of iODBC
> > or unixODBC.
>
> I think this could be made to work if there is interest. It
> seems that
> the current driver manager detection code might be pretty useless
> anyway. Note that we don't even link with libodbcinst. All we need
> are the header files <sql.h> etc., which are the same everywhere.

I think it is worth doing given that we build PostgreSQL and Slony in
mingw now. As you say, it shouldn't be too difficult.

> > Can you apply the patch, or shall I?
>
> I just did.

Thanks. Just in time for 08.01.0005 which was just tagged!

Regards, Dave