Re: Compiling libpq with VC6

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin(at)pse-consulting(dot)de>
Cc: PostgreSQL Patches <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Dave Page <dpage(at)vale-housing(dot)co(dot)uk>
Subject: Re: Compiling libpq with VC6
Date: 2004-08-18 16:53:43
Message-ID: 200408181653.i7IGrhV12258@candle.pha.pa.us
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Andreas Pflug wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > The problem with this approach is that it has us using the non-reliable
> > libc rename/unlink rather than our own in libpq.
>
> Not really. The backend will still use the reliable pg_ functions.
> Frontends continue to use the libc functions, which are totally
> sufficient in non-concurrent access situations.

I would like to keep full Unix semantics for these functions even in
libpq, if possible.

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