Re: pg_config MSVC makefile - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: pg_config MSVC makefile
Date
Msg-id 200501071513.j07FDY908898@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: pg_config MSVC makefile  ("Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>)
Responses Re: pg_config MSVC makefile
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Dave Page wrote:
> > > Attached is a makefile I hacked up to build pg_config under
> > MSVC - the
> > > reason is that it's required (more or less) in order to
> > build the latest
> > > DBD::Pg code and I was testing that out under MSVC.
>
> Err, I missed this earlier - we had discussed getting rid of all the
> VC++ & Borland makefiles for 8.1. With Mingw now working they are a
> little redundant now, and Bruce & I (and probably others) had to jump
> through hoops to keep them working this release. Admittedley that pain
> will probably be less in the future, but still, they are a pita to
> maintain (especially Borland as no-one seems to have the compiler
> anyway!)

I am not in favor of removing those makefiles in 8.1 unless they become
more of a pain.  If people are submitting patches it means they are
using them so they should be kept.

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