| From: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org |
| Subject: | signed, volatile, etc |
| Date: | 2000-08-27 20:13:40 |
| Message-ID: | 25259.967407220@sss.pgh.pa.us |
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Peter Eisentraut - PostgreSQL <petere(at)hub(dot)org> writes:
> Remove configure tests for `signed', `volatile', and signal handler args;
> the harm potential outweighs the possible benefits.
Ahem. Should this change not have been discussed *before* making it?
I am sure you have just broken some ports to older systems. You need
to justify doing that. Where is the "harm potential"?
regards, tom lane
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