Claudio Natoli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Supplement to previous win32 patch for dfmgr. Win32 replacement for
configure time constants like PKGLIBDIR.
This is exactly the sort of cruft I was hoping we would not get saddled with by a Windows port.
If the problem is that we need PKGLIBDIR not to be frozen at compile time, then let's fix the problem for everybody, not add a pile of undocumented #ifdef WIN32 hacks. (And it is a problem for everybody; see for example http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2004-03/msg00894.php which boils down to the complaint that pkglibdir shouldn't be frozen by configure. The RPM packagers would also be happier if they could make relocatable RPMs of Postgres.)
Every "#ifdef WIN32" I see reduces my opinion of the quality of work being done for this port.
Tom,
I think in defense of Claudio and company, it should be noted that there has been a desire not to disturb existing functionality more than necessary, and that has led fairly obviously to use of #ifdef with some liberality.
The particular issue is not a bolt from the blue - it was at least discussed a couple of months ago on the -hackers-win32 list, IIRC.
I agree we should fix the problem more generically, since as you point out it isn't WIN32 specific.
cheers
andrew
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