Re: Problem configuring PostgreSQL 8.1.4 on Mac OS X

Adam wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> There is a problem with PostgreSQL 8.1.4 on Mac OS X (PowerPC).
>
> The 'configure --enable-thread-safety' script fails when CFLAGS
> contain "-mcpu=7400", "-mcpu=970" or "-maltivec". With these flags,
> the GCC compiler enables AltiVec instructions for the PowerPC
> processor, and defines:
>
> #define __ALTIVEC__ 1
> #define __VEC__ 10206
> #define __vector __attribute__((altivec(vector__)))
> #define __pixel __attribute__((altivec(pixel__))) unsigned short
> #define __bool __attribute__((altivec(bool__))) unsigned
> #define vector vector
> #define pixel pixel
> #define _Bool _Bool
> #define bool bool
>
> src/tools/thread/thread_test.c, fired for '--enable-thread-safety',
> failes for not having the correct definition for 'bool'.
>
> I would suggest using 'BOOL' for you boolean variables, instead of
> 'bool'.
>
> Please, fix. :)

Uh, thread_safety is only the first test that uses 'bool'. The entire
backend uses it. What is:

#define bool bool

supposed to accomplish? I suggest you avoid AltiVec until the vendor
fixes the includes.

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