Re: Proposal: More portable way to support 64bit platforms - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Proposal: More portable way to support 64bit platforms
Date
Msg-id 23172.1249397801@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Proposal: More portable way to support 64bit platforms  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
Responses Re: Proposal: More portable way to support 64bit platforms
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Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> writes:
> On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 16:10, Peter Eisentraut<peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
>> Well, there is nothing outright wrong with this patch, but without any
>> measurable effect, it is too early to commit it. �At least I would like to see
>> the Datum typedef to be changed to use intptr_t and the fallout from that
>> cleaned up.

> +1.

> I think it's good that it was posted for a quick review of the general
> idea, but I agree that it's too early to commit it until we can see
> some actual benefit. And I expect the Datum changes to be much larger
> than this, so we can just review/apply them as one when the time
> comes.

The other thing that I would say is a non-negotiable minimum requirement
is that the patch include the necessary configure pushups so it does not
break machines without uintptr_t.  I think we could just do a
conditional
typedef unsigned long uintptr_t;

and proceed from there; then machines without the typedef are no worse
off than before.
        regards, tom lane


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