On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:13:46PM +0200, Brar Piening wrote: > Noah Misch wrote: >> Since SDK version 7.1 is named as the "latest supported version", I >> understand >> from that text that installing SDK version 8.0a along with compilers from >> another source (VS 2012 full, VS 2012 Express for Desktop) is considered >> "unsupported" as a PostgreSQL build environment. Is that your intent? > No, not really. > What I want to say is that you'll need the SDK to build postgres. > Using a Visual Studio version that ships with a supported SDK version > (full versions of VS 2005 to 2010 as well as any version of VS 2012) > will work. > On the other hand standalone SDK versions that ship with compilers will > also work. > The major gotcha here is the fact that old sdk versions ship without > compilers and old VS Express versions ship without SDK and you'll need > both to build.
Thanks for clarifying. On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 11:34:54PM +0200, Brar Piening wrote: > Noah Misch wrote: >> I decided to try a 32-bit build, but Solution::DeterminePlatform >> detected it as x64. Its shibboleth is no longer valid; the cl.exe shipping >> with VS 2012 Express for Desktop has a /favor option for both architectures: >> >> 32clhelp:/favor:<blend|ATOM> select processor to optimize for, one of: >> 64clhelp:/favor:<blend|AMD64|INTEL64|ATOM> select processor to optimize for, >> one of: >> >> Overlaying the first attached change fixed detection for this particular >> compiler, but I have not checked compatibility with older versions. Do you >> have VS 2008 and/or VS 2010 handy? > Older compilers work fine but localized ones will probably cause trouble > (for -> f?r in german). > I've decided to change the regex to "/^\/favor:<.+AMD64/" in my current > version of the patch as this is not very likely to appear in a 32-bit > environment and will not be subject ot localization problems. Good call. The only matter still requiring attention is a fix for IsoLocaleName(). -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
