Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> A final note on the name of the configure option, --with-threads. First,
> it does not control an external package but an internal feature, so it
> should be --enable-. Secondly, it does not use threads, only enable
> thread-safeness. So --enable-thread-safe might be a better name. Or if
> you want to be more precise, --enable-thread-safe-client. The latter is
> what MySQL uses, in case anyone cares about that.
Here is an applied patch to implement the rename you suggested, to
--enable-thread-safeness.
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Index: configure
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/configure,v
retrieving revision 1.277
diff -c -c -r1.277 configure
*** configure 22 Jul 2003 16:39:54 -0000 1.277
--- configure 23 Jul 2003 17:08:27 -0000
***************
*** 855,861 ****
--with-libraries=DIRS look for additional libraries in DIRS
--with-libs=DIRS alternative spelling of --with-libraries
--with-pgport=PORTNUM change default port number 5432
! --with-threads allow libpq and ecpg to be thread-safe
--with-tcl build Tcl and Tk interfaces
--without-tk do not build Tk interfaces if Tcl is enabled
--with-tclconfig=DIR tclConfig.sh and tkConfig.sh are in DIR
--- 855,861 ----
--with-libraries=DIRS look for additional libraries in DIRS
--with-libs=DIRS alternative spelling of --with-libraries
--with-pgport=PORTNUM change default port number 5432
! --enable-thread-safeness allow libpq and ecpg to be thread-safe
--with-tcl build Tcl and Tk interfaces
--without-tk do not build Tk interfaces if Tcl is enabled
--with-tclconfig=DIR tclConfig.sh and tkConfig.sh are in DIR
***************
*** 2811,2820 ****
IFS=$ac_save_IFS
#
! # Enable libpq to be thread-safe
#
! echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking allow threaded libpq" >&5
! echo $ECHO_N "checking allow threaded libpq... $ECHO_C" >&6
--- 2811,2820 ----
IFS=$ac_save_IFS
#
! # Enable libpq to be thread-safeness
#
! echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking allow thread-safe libpq and ecpg" >&5
! echo $ECHO_N "checking allow thread-safe libpq and ecpg... $ECHO_C" >&6
***************
*** 2846,2853 ****
fi;
! echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $with_threads" >&5
! echo "${ECHO_T}$with_threads" >&6
#
--- 2846,2853 ----
fi;
! echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $enable_thread_safeness" >&5
! echo "${ECHO_T}$enable_thread_safeness" >&6
#
***************
*** 12807,12813 ****
# For each platform, we need to know about any special compile and link
# libraries, and whether the normal C function names are thread-safe.
#
! if test "$with_threads" = yes; then
if test "${ac_cv_header_pthread_h+set}" = set; then
echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for pthread.h" >&5
echo $ECHO_N "checking for pthread.h... $ECHO_C" >&6
--- 12807,12813 ----
# For each platform, we need to know about any special compile and link
# libraries, and whether the normal C function names are thread-safe.
#
! if test "$enable_thread_safeness" = yes; then
if test "${ac_cv_header_pthread_h+set}" = set; then
echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for pthread.h" >&5
echo $ECHO_N "checking for pthread.h... $ECHO_C" >&6
***************
*** 12949,12955 ****
# One trick here is that if we don't call AC_CHECK_FUNCS, the
# functions are marked "not found", which is perfect.
#
! if test "$with_threads" = yes -a "$NEED_REENTRANT_FUNC_NAMES" = yes ; then
_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
_LIB="$LIBS"
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $TREAD_CFLAGS"
--- 12949,12955 ----
# One trick here is that if we don't call AC_CHECK_FUNCS, the
# functions are marked "not found", which is perfect.
#
! if test "$enable_thread_safeness" = yes -a "$NEED_REENTRANT_FUNC_NAMES" = yes ; then
_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
_LIB="$LIBS"
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $TREAD_CFLAGS"
***************
*** 17807,17813 ****
s,@GCC@,$GCC,;t t
s,@autodepend@,$autodepend,;t t
s,@INCLUDES@,$INCLUDES,;t t
! s,@with_threads@,$with_threads,;t t
s,@with_tcl@,$with_tcl,;t t
s,@with_tk@,$with_tk,;t t
s,@with_perl@,$with_perl,;t t
--- 17807,17813 ----
s,@GCC@,$GCC,;t t
s,@autodepend@,$autodepend,;t t
s,@INCLUDES@,$INCLUDES,;t t
! s,@enable_thread_safeness@,$enable_thread_safeness,;t t
s,@with_tcl@,$with_tcl,;t t
s,@with_tk@,$with_tk,;t t
s,@with_perl@,$with_perl,;t t
Index: configure.in
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/configure.in,v
retrieving revision 1.268
diff -c -c -r1.268 configure.in
*** configure.in 22 Jul 2003 16:39:55 -0000 1.268
--- configure.in 23 Jul 2003 17:08:31 -0000
***************
*** 320,333 ****
IFS=$ac_save_IFS
#
! # Enable libpq to be thread-safe
#
! AC_MSG_CHECKING([allow threaded libpq])
! PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, threads, no, [ --with-threads allow libpq and ecpg to
be thread-safe],
! [AC_DEFINE([USE_THREADS], 1, [Define to 1 to build libpq and ecpg to
be thread-safe. (--with-threads)])])
! AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_threads])
! AC_SUBST(with_threads)
#
# Tcl/Tk
--- 320,333 ----
IFS=$ac_save_IFS
#
! # Enable libpq to be thread-safeness
#
! AC_MSG_CHECKING([allow thread-safe libpq and ecpg])
! PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, threads, no, [ --enable-thread-safeness allow libpq and ecpg to
be thread-safe],
! [AC_DEFINE([USE_THREADS], 1, [Define to 1 to build libpq and ecpg to
be thread-safe. (--enable-thread-safeness)])])
! AC_MSG_RESULT([$enable_thread_safeness])
! AC_SUBST(enable_thread_safeness)
#
# Tcl/Tk
***************
*** 965,971 ****
# For each platform, we need to know about any special compile and link
# libraries, and whether the normal C function names are thread-safe.
#
! if test "$with_threads" = yes; then
AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread.h, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([pthread.h not found, required for
--with-threads])])
if test "$SUPPORTS_THREADS" != yes; then
--- 965,971 ----
# For each platform, we need to know about any special compile and link
# libraries, and whether the normal C function names are thread-safe.
#
! if test "$enable_thread_safeness" = yes; then
AC_CHECK_HEADER(pthread.h, [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([pthread.h not found, required for
--with-threads])])
if test "$SUPPORTS_THREADS" != yes; then
***************
*** 991,997 ****
# One trick here is that if we don't call AC_CHECK_FUNCS, the
# functions are marked "not found", which is perfect.
#
! if test "$with_threads" = yes -a "$NEED_REENTRANT_FUNC_NAMES" = yes ; then
_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
_LIB="$LIBS"
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $TREAD_CFLAGS"
--- 991,997 ----
# One trick here is that if we don't call AC_CHECK_FUNCS, the
# functions are marked "not found", which is perfect.
#
! if test "$enable_thread_safeness" = yes -a "$NEED_REENTRANT_FUNC_NAMES" = yes ; then
_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
_LIB="$LIBS"
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $TREAD_CFLAGS"
Index: doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.44
diff -c -c -r1.44 ecpg.sgml
*** doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml 15 Jun 2003 04:07:58 -0000 1.44
--- doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml 23 Jul 2003 17:08:34 -0000
***************
*** 751,757 ****
<para>
<application>ecpg</application> is thread-safe if it is compiled using
! the <literal>--with-threads</> <filename>configure</filename>
command-line option. (You might need to use other threading
command-line options to compile your client code.)
</para>
--- 751,757 ----
<para>
<application>ecpg</application> is thread-safe if it is compiled using
! the <literal>--enable-thread-safeness</> <filename>configure</filename>
command-line option. (You might need to use other threading
command-line options to compile your client code.)
</para>
Index: doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.135
diff -c -c -r1.135 installation.sgml
*** doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml 15 Jun 2003 04:07:58 -0000 1.135
--- doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml 23 Jul 2003 17:08:37 -0000
***************
*** 915,921 ****
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
! <term><option>--with-threads</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow separate libpq and ecpg threads to safely control their
--- 915,921 ----
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
! <term><option>--enable-thread-safeness</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow separate libpq and ecpg threads to safely control their
Index: doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.127
diff -c -c -r1.127 libpq.sgml
*** doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml 27 Jun 2003 19:08:37 -0000 1.127
--- doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml 23 Jul 2003 17:08:44 -0000
***************
*** 3268,3276 ****
<para>
<application>libpq</application> is thread-safe if the library is
! compiled using <filename>configure</filename>'s <literal>--with-threads</>
! command-line option. (In addition, you might need to
! use other threading command-line options to compile your client code.)
</para>
<para>
--- 3268,3277 ----
<para>
<application>libpq</application> is thread-safe if the library is
! compiled using <filename>configure</filename>'s
! <literal>--enable-thread-safeness</> command-line option.
! (In addition, you might need to use other threading command-line
! options to compile your client code.)
</para>
<para>
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