Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Joachim Wieland wrote:
>> Can someone please explain why in include/utils/datetime.h (struct datetkn)
>> there is a check for _AIX that either initializes a char* pointer or a char
>> array?
> Wow, that is strange. We could remove it for 8.2 and see how testing goes.
It looks like a workaround for some ancient compiler problem. [ digs
for awhile... ] Very ancient: we inherited that hack from Berkeley, see
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/Attic/nabstime.h
I bet we can remove it.
regards, tom lane
