Re: big text field -> message type 0x44

Lee Kindness <lkindness(at)csl(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:

> Tom Lane writes:
> > Okay, so it seems -D_REENTRANT is the appropriate fix.
> >
> > We could either add that to the template/solaris file, or just add a
> > note to FAQ_Solaris advising that it be added to the configure switches
> > if people intend to use libpq in threaded programs. Is there any
> > cost or downside to just adding it always in template/solaris?
>
> However, _REENTRANT is not a Solarisism... On all (recent) UNIX
> systems it toggles on correct handling for thread specific instances
> of historically global variables (eg errno). It should be considered
> for all platforms if libpq is intended to be used from threaded
> programs.

I know libpq is "officially" non-threadsafe, but is there anything in
there that would actually cause a problem, assuming either a
connection per thread or proper locking on the application's part?
Most of the data in the library seems to be per-connection...

-Doug