Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
>> I thought of a compromise. We can put back a check if the file exists without using bio. That would cover some 99 percent of the messages coming out of that
>> routine, I bet. And things would still work correct in 0.9.8.
> Here's an example of what I meant.
+1, but I think you should "#ifndef HAVE_ERR_SET_MARK" the added code.
Also, maybe try to fopen rather than just fstat?
regards, tom lane