Re: [HACKERS] Transaction ID wraparound: problem and proposed solution

[Tom Lane]

Larry Rosenman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Uh, we don't want to depend on gcc, do we?

> Doesn't C99 *REQUIRE* long long?

What difference does that make?  It'll be a very long time before
Postgres can REQUIRE that people have a C99-compliant compiler.
Portability does not mean "we work great on just the newest and
spiffiest platforms"...

                        regards, tom lane