Re: Why separate pgenlist DLL?

On 06/21/2014 07:46 PM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
>>>
>>
>> pgxalib.dll should be a separate DLL because it is essentially irrevant
>>    to the drivers. It is called from MSDTC process when resolutions of
>> in-doubt transactions are needed. As Craig Ringer reported, the 64bit
>> pgxalib.dll is used on 64bit OS even when transactions are PREPAREd
>> via 32bit ODBC applications. Though pgxalib.dll calls ODBC APIs
>> currently, it's not calling driver's APIs directly and can call e.g.
>> libpq APIs instead.
>
> Oh, I see.

In fact, at most it's just another ODBC client right now, albeit one
that expects to be talking to psqlODBC.

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