Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > OK, I have applied the following patch that uses Cygwin native symlink() > > instead of the Win32 junctions. The reason for this is that Cygwin > > symlinks work on Win95/98/ME where junction points do not and we have no > > way to know what system will be running the Cygwin binaries so the > > safest bet is to use the Cygwin versions. On Win32 native we only run > > on systems that support junctions. > > I think this is probably a net loss, because what it will mean is that > you cannot take a data directory built under a Cygwin postmaster and use > it under a native postmaster, nor vice versa. Given the number of other > ways in which we do not support pre-NT4 Windows systems, what is the > benefit of allowing this one?
I assume Cygwin supports pre-NT4, and always has, and I see no reason to change that. Moving a data directory from Cygwin to native Win32 seems like a pretty rare usage to diable pre-NT4 on a platform the previously supported it. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
