Re: 10.5 OS X ppc64 problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 10.5 OS X ppc64 problem
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Msg-id 14766.1216441180@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: 10.5 OS X ppc64 problem  (Shane Ambler <pgsql@Sheeky.Biz>)
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Shane Ambler <pgsql@Sheeky.Biz> writes:
> There has been some talk about getting postgres to build as a universal
> binary. The current makefiles don't support the option but a couple of
> people have come up with work arounds. I do believe that there are plans
> to add this to future releases.

FYI, we are making some progress:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-07/msg00884.php

I am not sure we'll ever bother to fix the configuration-file issue,
but other than that it does seem to be feasible to build universal
binaries without major hacking on the source code as of CVS HEAD.
(I fixed the postgres.bki issue a few minutes ago.)

            regards, tom lane

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