This time I actually have the patches :-)
-rocco
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-patches-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-patches-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Rocco Altier
> Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 1:15 PM
> To: Tom Lane
> Cc: Patches (PostgreSQL)
> Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Regression - GNUmakefile - pg_usleep
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: pgsql-patches-owner@postgresql.org
> > [mailto:pgsql-patches-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Tom Lane
> > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 10:47 AM
> > To: Rocco Altier
> > Cc: Patches (PostgreSQL)
> > Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Regression - GNUmakefile - pg_usleep
> >
> >
> > "Rocco Altier" <RoccoA@Routescape.com> writes:
> > > Attached patch fixes the SHLIB_LINK to add pgport now that
> > pg_usleep is
> > > added.
> >
> > It seems highly unlikely that this will accomplish anything,
> > given that
> > SHLIB_LINK is not used to construct regress.so.
> >
> I have another patch in queue for this.
>
> > > This is needed for AIX to resolve symbols at compile time.
> >
> > I'm still wondering why that platform has such a hard time finding
> > symbols that are in the backend.
> >
> Right now there are 2 different sets of linker rules. One
> for a single
> file -> .so (from Makefile.aix), and another for multiple files ->
> lib<files>.so (from Makefile.shlib).
>
> The patch I proposed to Makefile.shlib to pull all $LIBS in
> was rejected
> since this would cause libpq to link against backend libraries, etc.
> The suggested solution was to only pull in libraries as
> needed (which is
> what is happening here, since pgport would be required).
>
> I think the 2 sets of link rules should be more similar, since the
> contrib moudules should get the same link option, instead of based on
> how many files need to be linked together, thus Makefile.aix should be
> changed to use SHLIB_LINK.
>
> I am attaching all the patches for so for AIX to let it get
> past Contrib
> on the buildfarm.
>
> Makefile.aix.patch - will bring Makefile.aix in line with
> Makefile.shlib
> by using SHLIB_LINK
> contrib.libs.patch - will pull in the needed libraries for contrib
> modules
> regress.pgport.patch - same idea as contrib patch, pull in the needed
> library
>
> I hope this makes it a bit clearer what I am trying to
> achieve by having
> all the pieces together in one place.
>
> Thanks,
> -rocco
>
> PS. I am starting to look at using the facilities in AIX to
> support run
> time linked libraries instead of at compile time. This does
> require AIX
> 4.2+, so I will try to leave the 4.1 code in place.
>
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