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Stef Walter wrote:
> Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 15:02, Stef Walter<stef-list@memberwebs.com> wrote:
> >> Magnus Hagander wrote:
> >>> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 03:58, Stef Walter<stef-list@memberwebs.com> wrote:
> >>>> Attached is a new patch, which I hope addresses all the concerns raised.
> >>> I think you forgot to actually attach the patch....
> >> Whoops. Here it is.
> >
> > Is there any actual advantage to using getifaddr() on Linux,
>
> It is in my opinion, it is the most modern and maintainable of the
> methods for obtaining network interface address information. Various
> unixes have added support for getifaddr() over the years, and (again my
> opinion) would probably continue to do so.
>
> > and not
> > just use SIOCGIFCONF for all Unixen?
>
> I do know that using SIOCGIFCONF on AIX comes with strange wrinkles and
> variable length data structures etc... getifaddrs() on AIX is a far more
> maintainable interface.
>
> That said, I'll adjust the patch as you feel is best for the long term
> inclusion in the postgresql source.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Stef
>
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