Re: [PORTS] Re: patch for minor Win32 makefile bug

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jason(dot)Tishler(at)dothill(dot)com
Cc: Fred Yankowski <fcy(at)acm(dot)org>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PORTS] Re: patch for minor Win32 makefile bug
Date: 2001-04-02 17:48:23
Message-ID: 8614.986233703@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Jason Tishler <Jason(dot)Tishler(at)dothill(dot)com> writes:
> I now think that backend/Makefile is meant to override the definition
> of DLLLIBS in makefiles/Makefile.win so that the build of the backend
> will not try to link with itself (i.e., -L$(top_builddir)/src/backend
> -lpostgres).

It seems like the real problem here is that DLLLIBS is being used for
two different purposes. How about offering a patch that splits it into
two symbols, with no redefinition/overriding necessary?

I've also been wondering why we bother with DLLOBJS, which appears never
to be anything different from OBJS ...

regards, tom lane

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