Re: pgsql-server/. configure configure.in

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql-server/. configure configure.in
Date: 2002-09-20 21:21:01
Message-ID: 2141.1032556861@sss.pgh.pa.us
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petere(at)postgresql(dot)org (Peter Eisentraut - PostgreSQL) writes:
> Log message:
> Put in defense against gcc -ffast-math.

It occurs to me that it might also be a good idea to put something like
this in timestamp.c:

#ifdef __FAST_MATH__
#error -ffast-math is known to break this code
#endif

to guard against people modifying the CFLAGS after running configure.
The configure test is good, because it catches the problem sooner,
but it's not foolproof.

Comments?

regards, tom lane

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