Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] libpq build problem with on MS VC++ - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] libpq build problem with on MS VC++
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Msg-id 28493.1092712872@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] libpq build problem with on MS VC++  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> OK, I have improved your comment and applied the patch. I mentioned the
> problem is only on MS C, but we might as well include io.h there on all
> Win32 platforms.

I am actually fairly uncomfortable with this solution.  We learned the
hard way awhile back that we want to include postgres.h or siblings
*before* any system header file, because the system header files may
default to things we do not want otherwise.  (Typical examples have to
do with 32-bit vs 64-bit file offsets.)  Perhaps it will be okay to
violate that rule on this one specific file on this one specific
platform, but I would not bet on it.

            regards, tom lane

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