From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Fix for cross compilation |
Date: | 2005-05-31 13:18:12 |
Message-ID: | 200505311518.12520.peter_e@gmx.net |
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Am Montag, 30. Mai 2005 20:11 schrieb Tom Lane:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> > The problem is that the program zic in src/timezone/ is built and run
> > during the build process, which doesn't work if it's compiled by a
> > cross-compiler.
>
> Why don't we instead arrange to run it during install?
It does currently run during the install. How does that help?
> I'm not real thrilled with the notion of trying to use a zic built by a
> different compiler; I think that will lead to all sorts of problems,
> considering that the files it's meant to write are binary and
> at least potentially architecture-specific. Also there's the problem
> that it is reading a pg_config.h that is definitely platform-specific.
Well, that is true. Bummer.
> BTW, the truth of the matter is that we've never supported
> cross-compilation; see all the AC_TRY_RUN operations in configure.
They all have (or should have) fall-back values for cross-compilation. Else,
those who complain about zic would have never gotten there.
--
Peter Eisentraut
http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
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