Dave Page wrote: > > > Attached is a makefile I hacked up to build pg_config under > > MSVC - the > > > reason is that it's required (more or less) in order to > > build the latest > > > DBD::Pg code and I was testing that out under MSVC. > > Err, I missed this earlier - we had discussed getting rid of all the > VC++ & Borland makefiles for 8.1. With Mingw now working they are a > little redundant now, and Bruce & I (and probably others) had to jump > through hoops to keep them working this release. Admittedley that pain > will probably be less in the future, but still, they are a pita to > maintain (especially Borland as no-one seems to have the compiler > anyway!)
I am not in favor of removing those makefiles in 8.1 unless they become more of a pain. If people are submitting patches it means they are using them so they should be kept. -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (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 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
