Re: Win32 port

Jan Wieck wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > 
> > Here is a list of patch areas that I will address with the Win32 port:
> > 
> >         fork/exec
> >         loop rename test
> >         handle \r in COPY
> >         copydir for cp -r
> >         backslash tests
> >         rmdir not recursive for rm -r
> >         shared memory could map to new address in exec child
> 
> That's actually not done in the port yet. Thomas once overhauled the
> hashtable code and changed it from using offsets to pointers. This code
> is used for shared hashtables, so the mapping has to be done at a fixed
> address for now.

OK, can we guarantee that fixed mapping will happen?

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