* Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> [001105 12:07]:
> Larry Rosenman <ler(at)lerctr(dot)org> writes:
> >> Uh, we don't want to depend on gcc, do we?
>
> > Doesn't C99 *REQUIRE* long long?
>
> What difference does that make? It'll be a very long time before
> Postgres can REQUIRE that people have a C99-compliant compiler.
> Portability does not mean "we work great on just the newest and
> spiffiest platforms"...
I understand, but long long should start appearing in mainstream stuff
now that the standard is out. I do understand your concern, however.
I was just making a point that we should start seeing it.
>
> regards, tom lane
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