Re: Compiling libpq with VC6 - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Compiling libpq with VC6
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Msg-id 200408181653.i7IGrhV12258@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: Compiling libpq with VC6  (Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>)
Responses Re: Compiling libpq with VC6  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Andreas Pflug wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > The problem with this approach is that it has us using the non-reliable
> > libc rename/unlink rather than our own in libpq.
>
> Not really. The backend will still use the reliable pg_ functions.
> Frontends continue to use the libc functions, which are totally
> sufficient in non-concurrent access situations.

I would like to keep full Unix semantics for these functions even in
libpq, if possible.

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