Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] Tablespaces

2004-03-04 Thread Thomas Swan
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>> >"Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > My feeling is that we need not support tablespaces on OS's without symlinks.

[HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Tom Lane
It looks to me like there are now *two* copies of the built manpages in the 7.3.6 tarball, as well as some extraneous .md5 files: Only in postgresql-7.3.6/doc: man-7.3.tar.gz Only in postgresql-7.3.6/doc: man.tar.gz Only in postgresql-7.3.6/doc: postgres.tar.gz Only in postgresql-7.3.6: postgresql

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Tatsuo Ishii
> On Thursday 04 March 2004 10:28 pm, Tom Lane wrote: > > There were no code-change differences in this rewrap, so I see no real > > need to change the version number. > > > The lesson I'd prefer to see us take away from this is that Marc needs > > to automate his release wrapping process more. T

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Lamar Owen wrote: > On Thursday 04 March 2004 10:28 pm, Tom Lane wrote: > > There were no code-change differences in this rewrap, so I see no real > > need to change the version number. > > > The lesson I'd prefer to see us take away from this is that Marc needs > > to automate his release wrappin

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Lamar Owen
On Thursday 04 March 2004 10:28 pm, Tom Lane wrote: > There were no code-change differences in this rewrap, so I see no real > need to change the version number. > The lesson I'd prefer to see us take away from this is that Marc needs > to automate his release wrapping process more. These sorta m

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Tom Lane
Lamar Owen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Please, don't call it 7.3.6. Streamlining releases is terrible. 7.3.7 or > 7.3.6.1 or SOMETHING other than 7.3.6, and just let 7.3.6 be a brown paper > bag release (like 6.4.1 was). There were no code-change differences in this rewrap, so I see no real

Re: [HACKERS] Another crack at doing a Win32 build under MINGW

2004-03-04 Thread Dann Corbit
I am able to build now, and perform initdb. However, I cannot run the postmaster. I don't know how far along the port is. What is the current state of the port to Win32? [EMAIL PROTECTED] /usr/local/pgsql/bin $ postmaster -D u:/pgdata LOG: select() failed in postmaster: No such file or directo

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Lamar Owen
On Thursday 04 March 2004 07:45 pm, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > Okay, I've repackaged it, and temporarily put everything into > /pub/source/v7.3.6_1 ... if ppl can confirm that I haven't somehow missed > something again (I rm -rf'd the old build tree and re-cvs exported it, so > it started clean), I'

Re: [HACKERS] Comments on patch for date_trunc( 'week', ... );

2004-03-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Patch applied. Thanks. --- Robert Creager wrote: -- Start of PGP signed section. > > Per a brief conversation with Tom, I've created a patch for adding support for > 'week' within the date_trunc function. > > Within the

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Marc G. Fournier
'k, replaced with the good ones ... On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Tom Lane wrote: > "Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > don't know what happen with that last one, but this one looks good: > > It looks good to me too, at least the main tar.gz seems correct. > > regards,

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Tom Lane
"Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > don't know what happen with that last one, but this one looks good: It looks good to me too, at least the main tar.gz seems correct. regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)---

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Marc G. Fournier
don't know what happen with that last one, but this one looks good: svr1# tar tvzpf postgresql-7.3.6.tar.gz | grep postgres.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- pgsql/wheel 954585 Mar 4 21:33 2004 postgresql-7.3.6/doc/postgres.tar.gz svr1# tar tvypf postgresql-7.3.6.tar.bz2 | grep postgres.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- pgsql

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Marc G. Fournier
k, trying again and trapping all the configure/make output, but other then putting the files in the _1 directory, the script i the same ... On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Tom Lane wrote: > "Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Okay, I've repackaged it, and temporarily put everything into > > /

Re: [HACKERS] Sigh, 7.3.6 rewrap not right

2004-03-04 Thread Marc G. Fournier
Okay, I've repackaged it, and temporarily put everything into /pub/source/v7.3.6_1 ... if ppl can confirm that I haven't somehow missed something again (I rm -rf'd the old build tree and re-cvs exported it, so it started clean), I'll move those files over to 7.3.6 ... On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Tom Lan

Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] Tablespaces

2004-03-04 Thread jearl
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> > "Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> My feeling is that we need not support tablespaces on OS's without >>> symlinks. >>> > >>> >> To create symlinked directories on Win2k NTFS see: >>> >>   http://www.s

Re: [HACKERS] Slony-I makes progress

2004-03-04 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Josh Berkus wrote: I personally don't think that a GUI tool should be the province of the Slony project. Seriously. I think that Slony should focus on a command-line api and catalogs, and allow the existing GUI projects to build a slony-supporting interface. Why a command line api? I believe

Re: [HACKERS] Another crack at doing a Win32 build under MINGW

2004-03-04 Thread Andrew Dunstan
(guess) try configuring without readline. cheers andrew Dann Corbit wrote: Message 1.  I installed the latest version of Mingw from: http://www.mingw.org/download.shtml   2.  I installed the current snapshot of Postgresql.   3.  I tried ./configure -- went fine   4.

[HACKERS] Minutes from Pl/Java - next step IRC

2004-03-04 Thread Thomas Hallgren
Participants Dave Cramer Thomas Hallgren Laszlo Hornyak Throughout this document, the solutions are called Pl/J (using remote calls and one JVM) and Pl/Java (using one JVM per connection). 1. Common interfaces. Laszlo provided Thomas with an URL so that he could download their solution. We agreed

Re: [HACKERS] A plan to improve error messages with context, hint and details.

2004-03-04 Thread Tom Lane
Fabien COELHO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > (1) Lexical/syntax error source localisation > An extract of the offending source must be shown if possible along syntax > error messages. You would do well to go to the archives and read some of the previous discussion of these issues. In particular,

Re: [HACKERS] Regression tests on Nintendo Game Cube

2004-03-04 Thread Robert Treat
Very Cool! Can we add this to the list of supported platforms? Also what do folks think of submitting this as a news blurb to slashdot? This seems like some "good feelings" type news that is right up thier alley. Robert Treat On Thu, 2004-03-04 at 02:46, Hans-Jürgen Schönig wrote: > Folks, >

Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] Tablespaces

2004-03-04 Thread tswan
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> > "Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> My feeling is that we need not support tablespaces on OS's without >> symlinks. >> > >> >> To create symlinked directories on Win2k NTFS see: >> >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.sh

Re: [HACKERS] A plan to improve error messages with context, hint

2004-03-04 Thread Dennis Bjorklund
On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Fabien COELHO wrote: > (1) Do postgresql "Masters" think this issue is worth being pursued, or > any patch will be rejected as it is considered intrinsicly useless? While I can't speak for others I would anyhow guess that everyone wants better error messages. I know I wan

Re: [HACKERS] Slony-I makes progress

2004-03-04 Thread Josh Berkus
Jan, > What I am looking for is a super-comfortable GUI application that makes > planning and configuring a master-cascaded-multislave replication system > doable by everyone who can identify a clickable button. I personally don't think that a GUI tool should be the province of the Slony project

Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] Tablespaces

2004-03-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > "Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My feeling is that we need not support tablespaces on OS's without > symlinks. > > > >> To create symlinked directories on Win2k NTFS see: > >>http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#jun

Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] [HACKERS] Tablespaces

2004-03-04 Thread tswan
> "Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: My feeling is that we need not support tablespaces on OS's without symlinks. > >> To create symlinked directories on Win2k NTFS see: >> http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml#junction >> I think Win2000 or XP woul

[HACKERS] A plan to improve error messages with context, hint and details.

2004-03-04 Thread Fabien COELHO
Dear Hackers, Motivation -- As a basic user of postgresql, I've been quite disappointed by the lack of help provided by postgresql error messages dealing with syntax and semantical errors, especially in long sql statements: ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" at character 326 T

Re: [HACKERS] Thread safe connection-name mapping in ECPG. Is it

2004-03-04 Thread Bruce Momjian
Shridhar Daithankar wrote: > Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote: > >>- Dispose names of connectiong and replace them with a pointer. > > > > > > You cannot dispose the names, you can only add something to also allow pointers. > > The names are in the ESQL/C standard. > > Can you point me to the sta

Re: [HACKERS] Regression tests on Nintendo Game Cube

2004-03-04 Thread Hans-Jürgen Schönig
Merlin Moncure wrote: Today Michael Steil and I have tested PostgreSQL 7.4.1 on Nintendo Game Cubes. All regression test (but stats - stats collector was off instead of on) have passed successfully. What about the XBOX? :-) Merlin as far as i know the xbox is based on x86 hardware so it shoul

Re: [HACKERS] Prepared queries and portals

2004-03-04 Thread Cyril VELTER
"Tom Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Cyril VELTER" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > so I've modified libpq to handle the case by adding to functions : > > > PQexecPreparedPortal(conn,stmtName,portalName,nParams,paramValues,paramlengt > > h,paramFormats,resultFormat,maxrows); > > > and > > >

Re: [HACKERS] Regression tests on Nintendo Game Cube

2004-03-04 Thread Merlin Moncure
> Today Michael Steil and I have tested PostgreSQL 7.4.1 on Nintendo Game > Cubes. > All regression test (but stats - stats collector was off instead of on) > have passed successfully. What about the XBOX? :-) Merlin ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8

Re: [HACKERS] Thread safe connection-name mapping in ECPG. Is it

2004-03-04 Thread Shridhar Daithankar
Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD wrote: - Dispose names of connectiong and replace them with a pointer. You cannot dispose the names, you can only add something to also allow pointers. The names are in the ESQL/C standard. Can you point me to the standards text? I am googling for it but nothing resembl

Re: [HACKERS] Thread safe connection-name mapping in ECPG. Is it

2004-03-04 Thread Zeugswetter Andreas SB SD
> - Dispose names of connectiong and replace them with a pointer. You cannot dispose the names, you can only add something to also allow pointers. The names are in the ESQL/C standard. Andreas ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all li