Re: [multithreading] extension compatibility

On Wed, Jun 5, 2024 at 10:09 PM Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> wrote:
> Maybe. I think shipping a mode where users can fairly simply toggle between
> threaded and process mode will allow us to get this stable a *lot* quicker
> than if we distribute two builds. Most users don't build from source, distros
> will have to pick the mode. If they don't choose threaded mode, we'll not find
> problems. If they do choose threaded mode, we can't ask users to switch to a
> process based mode to check if the problem is related.

I don't believe that being coercive here is the right approach. I
think distros see the value in compiling with as many things turned on
as possible; when they ship with something turned off, it's because
it's unstable or introduces weird dependencies or has some other
disadvantage.

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Robert Haas
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