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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: name of configure threading option
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In response to name of configure threading option  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: name of configure threading option  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> Should the new threading configure option be called:
>     --enable-thread-safeness
> or 
>     --enable-thread-safety

safety is a common word, safeness isn't.  (The OED has entries for both,
but the entry for safety is about 10x longer; a smaller dictionary I
consulted doesn't list safeness at all.)
        regards, tom lane

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