Re: Porting reports (cont'd)

> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> >> Compiler bugs are a PITA. But Postgres can't have inline code to
> >> handle all cases, esp. cases like this. "if (var op const)" is imho
> >> the usual style for comparisons, and obfuscating that for a single
> >> buggy platform isn't a Good Thing.
> 
> > The bigger problem is that just fixes the comparison done by the
> > regression tests.  Who knows how many other comparisons are broken.  I
> > say leave it broken and don't trust it.  If we fix just the
> > regression-shown fault, we give users a false sense of security.
> 
> Excellent point...
> 
> What we've usually done in the past, when faced with compiler problems,
> is to cut down the optimization setting selected by the platform's
> template file.  If that helps for Unixware then it'd make sense to do
> it, IMHO.

Agreed.

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