Re: cvs head initdb hangs on unixware

Dear Tom,
On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Tom Lane wrote:

> Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:24:21 -0500
> From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
> To: ohp(at)pyrenet(dot)fr
> Cc: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>,
> Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>,
> pgsql-hackers list <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] cvs head initdb hangs on unixware
>
> ohp(at)pyrenet(dot)fr writes:
>> FWIW, I have attached the 2 generated .s. Someone with knowledge of asm
>> may want to have a look..
>
> Hmm. It looks to me like the compiler is getting confused by the
> interaction between nodeno, leftnodeno, and rightnodeno. Try this
> patch to see if it gets around it. (This is a tad better anyway
> since it avoids examining the right child if not needed.)
>
> regards, tom lane
>
>
Brillant!
You made my day, can't wait for this patch to be committed.
Thanks!!!

PS: I wish I had 10% of your knowledge/genius!
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