Re: PG compilation error with Visual Studio 2015/2017/2019

On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 9:36 PM Juan José Santamaría Flecha
<juanjo.santamaria@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 3:50 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 5:57 PM Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > 2. I think the code in IsoLocaleName is quite confusing and difficult
>> > to understand in back branches and the changes due to this bug-fix
>> > made it more complicated.  I am thinking to refactor it such that the
>> > code for (_MSC_VER >= 1700 && _MSC_VER  < 1900), (_MSC_VER >= 1900)
>> > and last #else code (the code for version < 17) resides in their own
>> > functions.
>> >
>>
>> Another possibility could be to add just a branch for (_MSC_VER >=
>> 1900) and add that code in a separate function without touching other
>> parts of this function.  That would avoid testing it various versions
>> of MSVC.
>
>
> I was not aware of how many switches IsoLocaleName() already had before trying to backpatch. I think offering an
alternativemight be a cleaner approach, I will work on that. 
>

Okay, thanks.  The key point to keep in mind is to avoid touching the
code related to prior MSVC versions as we might not have set up to
test those.

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With Regards,
Amit Kapila.
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