Re: darwin pgsql patches - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: darwin pgsql patches
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Msg-id 2155.975654100@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: darwin pgsql patches  (Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
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Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
>> I'm thinking of creating a darwin_startup() called from
>> backend/main/main.c that would check the system version and abort the
>> startup if the system version is too old.

> ... this seems to be overkill.

I agree with Thomas here: platform-specific warts with a short life
expectancy are a bad idea.  We have more than enough warts already.
We don't need to hard-wire a check that tells people running on a
beta OS release that that beta has bugs.

            regards, tom lane

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