Re: Antw: Re: File for /src/backend/port/netware

OK, I will discard the previous patches you sent me and wait for a new
megapatch.


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Ulrich Neumann wrote:
> Peter, Tom,
>
> good point to mention GNU. GNU is able to build NetWare binaries.
>
> I'll move everything to GNU now (why didn't I get this idea by
> myself?)
> so I can use the available makefiles.
>
> Give me some time and I'll come back with another way to build
> PostgreSQL on NetWare.
>
> Ulrich
>
> >>> Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> 15.08.2002 19:47:14 >>>
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> > This isn't a port anymore, it's almost an alternative implementation.
>  The
> > maintenance headaches are severe.  If we installed your files today,
> they
> > would be outdated next week guaranteed.
>
> My thought also.  The problem with an 800K port directory is not just
> that it bloats the distribution, it's that those files have to be kept
> in sync with the rest of the system.  A local copy of pg_config.h,
> for example, is just plain foolish.  All of the .def and .imp files
> are maintenance problems waiting to happen, too.  (Can't these be made
> on-the-fly during build, instead of being source files we have to
> maintain?)  And zipping the .mcp file doesn't alter my objection to it
> one bit, just makes it even *less* like an editable source file.
>
> The most recent version of the patch is noticeably cleaner than the
> one
> before, but still it's a maintenance nightmare...
>
> > I suggest you start looking for Netware ports of GNU make, a POSIX
> shell,
> > and related utilities.  Then many things should fall into place.
>
> If you don't have GNU make and a shell, I don't think it's reasonable
> to
> try to run Postgres.  There are just too many places that you'd have
> to
> duplicate code.
>
>             regards, tom lane
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