Re: [PATCHES] Patches for Pgsql on Linux/Alpha (RE: Last Call...)

> On Fri, 30 Oct 1998, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> 
> > I have applied this.  However, we normally prefer context diffs. 
> > Fortunately, this patch had old and new rows, so it was almost the same
> > as a context diff.
> 
>     Sorry... I was in a bit of a hurry to get it out, and just grabbed
> the a patch I had made a while back. It was so small and only covered one
> file, I didn't think there would be much problem.

Yes, I am just a little paranoid this close to final release, November
1.

> 
> > It also only dealt with the alpha locking code, which he stated was
> > clearly broken, so application seemed good.  Some of your more agressive
> > patches may have to wait a week until 6.4 is released.
> 
>     By more aggressive patches, do you mean the optimizer and libpq++
> advice, or did I miss something? Also, by 'he' and 'you' who do you mean?
> I think you were speaking to more than one person, but I am not sure...
> Please clarify, thanks. :)

'he' and 'your' is you.  By more agressive, I mean things that could
affect other platforms, were we can't get 100% agreement from the other
developers that this is a safe change.

Let's see what you find, and what other say.  I don't want to apply
something at this point that is going to potentailly break another
platform, and the date/time routines have historically done this.

We can put them in a 6.4.* minor release, which I am sure we will have a
few weeks after the major.

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