Re: [PATCHES] PostgreSQL 7.2.1 and Sun's C compiler under

Bruce Momjian writes:

> Did we ever get a reply to this from the ODBC folks?

Nope.  Still open.

I'd really like to fix this and make the ODBC compile the default so we
can get more testing.

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> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > I think we should get rid of the _init and _fini functions altogether,
> > because Solaris is not the only platform where this is a problem.
> > Evidently, there are already workarounds in place in case they don't work,
> > so it shouldn't be a problem to remove them.  Let's see what the ODBC guys
> > say.
> >
> > Stefan Lindner writes:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > PostgreSQL works well with this combination but with one modification:
> > >
> > > It will not compile with SunC Version 5.3 (no experience with other
> > > versions) unless
> > > you make the following change in file psqlodbc.c: remove the functions
> > > "_init" and "_fini". The crt.o library of Sun's C compiler contains this
> > > functions.
> > > This could be done by adding lines like
> > >
> > >     #if !defined (__SUNPRO_C)
> > >     ...
> > >     #endif
> > >
> > > The attachement is a modified version of psqlodbc according to this
> > > suggestion
> > >
> > >
> > > Stefan Lindner
> > > ---
> > > Visionet GmbH, Am Weichselgarten 7, 91058 Erlangen
> > > Tel.: 09131/691230, FAX:09131/691111
> > > mailto:lindner@visionet.de, http://www.visionet.de
> > >
> > > Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not
> > > tried it. (Donald E. Knuth)
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net
> >
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