Andreas Pflug <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> Back on track: if rename() does exist under Windows then my idea is
>> unreliable. Any other thoughts? How about #including <io.h> in port.h
>> (for Windows only of course) before we #define these things?
> Probably won't work, because pgrename and rename do not have the same
> definition/linkage.
So? The compiler would see something like
extern linkage_spec rename(...);
extern int pgrename(...);
#define rename pgrename
so the conflict of linkage spec shouldn't bother anything.
> I posted the attached patch 4 days ago, with the comment
> "The attached patch will redefine unlink and rename only if FRONTEND is
> not defined.".
> I still believe this a good way to fix it.
The conflict would still exist. AFAICS it's pure chance that it's
not affecting any backend modules at the moment.
regards, tom lane
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