Re: [mail] Re: Win32 port patches submitted - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jan Wieck
Subject Re: [mail] Re: Win32 port patches submitted
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In response to Re: Win32 port patches submitted  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> "Al Sutton" <al@alsutton.com> writes:
> > I would back keeping the windows specific files, and if anything moving the
> > code away from using the UNIX like programs.  My reasoning is that the more
> > unix tools you use for compiling, the less likley you are to attract
> > existing windows-only developers to work on the code.
> 
> You think we should drive away our existing unix developers in the mere
> hope of attracting windows developers?  Sorry, it isn't going to happen.

A compromise is a solution that makes all sides equally unhappy ... so
we should convert our build environment to ANT? Hey, just kidding ;-)


Jan

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