Re: stat() vs cygwin

From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: Kenneth Marshall <ktm(at)rice(dot)edu>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: stat() vs cygwin
Date: 2008-06-24 12:35:50
Message-ID: 4860EA26.5010006@hagander.net
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Kenneth Marshall wrote:
> One motivation for keeping it working on Cygwin, is that in some
> environments it is not allowed to install native Windows apps but
> they allow the use of the Cygwin environment. Of course if it takes
> too many resources to support, then dropping support would be an
> option. I would check this for you, but I am in the middle of moving
> and my Windows/Cygwin box is not available right now.

Does anybody seriously have such a broken policy? I know a lot of places
who have inverse policy, where they don't allow cygwin, but I've never
heard of anybody refusing native programs and only allowing cygwin. Just
like I've heard of no linux shops requiring that you run your database
under wine...

//Magnus

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