Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > > Joachim Wieland wrote: > >> Can someone please explain why in include/utils/datetime.h (struct datetkn) > >> there is a check for _AIX that either initializes a char* pointer or a char > >> array? > > > Wow, that is strange. We could remove it for 8.2 and see how testing goes. > > It looks like a workaround for some ancient compiler problem. [ digs > for awhile... ] Very ancient: we inherited that hack from Berkeley, see > http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/Attic/nabstime.h > > I bet we can remove it.
OK, removed. Let's see if we get failure feedback. -- Bruce Momjian http://candle.pha.pa.us EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
