Re: BUG #7588: pgsql 9.1 incompatible with zlib 1.27

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: John Marino <draco(at)marino(dot)st>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #7588: pgsql 9.1 incompatible with zlib 1.27
Date: 2012-10-07 19:54:13
Message-ID: 16476.1349639653@sss.pgh.pa.us
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John Marino <draco(at)marino(dot)st> writes:
> Perhaps, you need to take a closer look at this. I guarantee that I
> didn't do this for cosmetic reasons. GCC behavior changed with GCC 4.5
> on this topic.

You should report it as a bug in whatever distro you're using, because
the behavior did *not* change anywhere else, and the code you say your
compiler is rejecting is clearly legal per C standard. sizeof() is
a compile-time constant.

regards, tom lane

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