Re: Minimal patches for PostgreSQL 7.0b3 on NetBSD/alpha 1.4.1....

Yes, we can't apply this at this stage of the game.  Just too many
port-specific changes.


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> On Tue, 11 Apr 2000, Kevin P. Neal wrote:
>
> > Here are minimal patches to get 7.0 beta 3 limping along on NetBSD/alpha
> > release 1.4.1.
>
> *** ./old/src/include/storage/s_lock.h  Wed Jan 26 00:58:33 2000
> --- ./new/src/include/storage/s_lock.h  Sun Apr  9 23:56:46 2000
> ***************
> *** 260,270 ****
> --- 260,275 ----
>   #else /* i.e. not __osf__ */
>
>   #define TAS(lock) tas(lock)
>   #define S_UNLOCK(lock) { __asm__("mb"); *(lock) = 0; }
>
> + #if defined(__GNUC__)
> + static int              /* GCC on the Alpha doesn't appear to handle
> +                            inlining of assembly with %0 or %1 properly.
> */
> + #else
>   static __inline__ int
> + #endif
>   tas(volatile slock_t *lock)
>   {
>    register slock_t _res;
>
>   __asm__("      ldq   $0, %0                      \n\
>
>
> Any chance you could write a configure test that exposes this deficiency
> rather than assuming that every GCC on every Alpha now and in the future
> will have it? What does "doesn't appear to handle properly" mean anyway?
> Have you notified the GCC maintainers?
>
> Also, whose idea was it to use '__inline__' instead of 'inline'?
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut                  Sernanders v_g 10:115
> peter_e@gmx.net                   75262 Uppsala
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>
>


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