Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > Joachim Wieland wrote: >> Can someone please explain why in include/utils/datetime.h (struct datetkn) >> there is a check for _AIX that either initializes a char* pointer or a char >> array?
> Wow, that is strange. We could remove it for 8.2 and see how testing goes. It looks like a workaround for some ancient compiler problem. [ digs for awhile... ] Very ancient: we inherited that hack from Berkeley, see http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/src/backend/utils/Attic/nabstime.h I bet we can remove it. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
