Re: Practical impediment to supporting multiple SSL libraries - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Martijn van Oosterhout
Subject Re: Practical impediment to supporting multiple SSL libraries
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Msg-id 20060412161509.GE22456@svana.org
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In response to Re: Practical impediment to supporting multiple SSL libraries  ("Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk>)
Responses Re: Practical impediment to supporting multiple SSL libraries  (Hiroshi Inoue <inoue@tpf.co.jp>)
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On Wed, Apr 12, 2006 at 05:03:32PM +0100, Dave Page wrote:

<about the declaration of PQgetssl>
> The next version of psqlODBC (that has just gone into CVS tip after
> months of work and debate) uses it, and would break almost completely
> should it be removed, therefore any backwards incompatible change should
> be avoided imho. And 2 or 4 could cause chaos for Windows users if
> different DLL builds get mixed up.

Hmm, may I ask what it uses it for? Just to get information, or
something more substantial?

Thanks in advance,
--
Martijn van Oosterhout   <kleptog@svana.org>   http://svana.org/kleptog/
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> tool for doing 5% of the work and then sitting around waiting for someone
> else to do the other 95% so you can sue them.

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