Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes, we could do just the configure warning, then plaster tests into the
> port files to try to hit all the opteron/itanium cases. I am a little
> concerned that this might throw up a bunch of problem cases that we will
> patching for a while.
Probably so --- but we'd only be breaking new platforms that people are
starting to use, not old ones that might not be getting tested
regularly.
Understand that I'm not dead set against applying this patch for 7.4.
(On a code-cleanliness point of view I favor it.) What I want is some
open discussion about the risks and benefits before we decide.
regards, tom lane
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