Re: REQ: build src/backend/postgres w/o -lncurses or -lreadline - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Todd R. Eigenschink
Subject Re: REQ: build src/backend/postgres w/o -lncurses or -lreadline
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Msg-id 15103.17361.48131.6165@rtfm.ofc.tekinteractive.com
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In response to Re: REQ: build src/backend/postgres w/o -lncurses or -lreadline  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: REQ: build src/backend/postgres w/o -lncurses or -lreadline
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Bruce Momjian writes:
>> I realize this is a sort of special-purpose request.  It's not a big
>> deal to build the whole thing, then just relink src/backend/postgres
>> without those libs.  It just feels dirty to have them there when they
>> aren't needed.
>>
>
>It is my understanding that having them there causes no bloat in the
>binary.  No symbols are resolved in those libs.

Perhaps not, but the postgres binary then becomes dependent on those
libs being available (if they're shared).


Todd

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