Re: threads stuff/UnixWare

--On Wednesday, May 12, 2004 21:08:25 -0400 Bruce Momjian
<pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:

> Tom Lane wrote:
>> Larry Rosenman <ler(at)lerctr(dot)org> writes:
>> >> Please save us all time searching by providing a URL ...
>>
>> > I can't find my posts on archives.postgresql.org, but can find it in
>> > MY archives.
>>
>> Well, then we won't be able to find 'em either, so please repost.
>>
>> > This is heading down the same path I was back on 3/22.
>>
>> I think at the time we were hoping for a cleaner solution. Since none
>> has emerged, it would be good of you to refresh our memories of where
>> things stood.
>
> [ Sorry I have been away from email today. ]
>
> Larry, now that I have put the thread testing into configure, I am ready
> to deal with Unixware. In fact I posted to the list asking you about it
> but was too lazy to look up your email address.
>
> Anyway, I think the only solution is going to be to use the -K flag on
> all compiles on that platform if you want threads, so anything that uses
> libpq will need it. We don't have a client-level flags option at this
> point, but we can add it, or just the flag for the backend compile too.
I think a client-level flag would be best, that way the backend doesn't get
the wrapped functions from libthread.

Can you do the patch?

>
> I think that is our best option.

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