Re: OpenSSL Applink

> ------- Original Message -------
> From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
> To: Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>
> Sent: 29/09/07, 01:28:09
> Subject: Re: [PATCHES] OpenSSL Applink
>
> I concur with Magnus that it'll be better if there's not two code paths
> here.  It's not entirely clear whether BIO_new_fp() would avoid the
> problematic calls, but it doesn't look like it'd be hard to try.

The last version of the patch I posted uses BIO_new_file() in all cases, and (from memory) BIO_get_fp() in the
non-win32case to get a FILE* to pass to fstat. 

I believe the problem is sharing FILE*'s between differing runtime versions used by openssl and the app. Coding it with
BIO_new_filemakes it less tempting for future changes to start mucking about with FILE*'s on Windows. 

Note that I've been away from my *nix boxes so I haven't tested the patch except on Windows yet.

/D