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From:	Joost Kraaijeveld <J DOT Kraaijeveld AT Askesis DOT nl>
To:	"'David Robinow'" <drobinow AT yahoo DOT com>
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	<cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com>
Subject:	RE: trying to compile PostgreSQL 7.0 on cygwin 1.1.2
Date:	Fri, 9 Jun 2000 17:11:32 +0200
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>  This is really terrible advice. Please don't do this.
> As Chris already mentioned the correct solution is to
> #include <errno.h>
I just followed a friendly advise from Corinna who advised that (in an
otherwise unrelated subject). I did not mean to make you angry. I will
not to do it again.

>  It's generally bad practice to include
> platform-specific solutions in source code when there
> are alternatives. The fact is the program in question
> had a bug (failure to "#include <errno.h>") and it
> should be fixed.
The correct email adres for such is: pgsql-patches AT postgresql DOT org.


Joost Kraaijeveld
Askesis B.V.
Molukkenstraat 14
6524NB Nijmegen
tel: 024-3888063 / 06-51855277
fax: 024-3608416
email: J DOT Kraaijeveld AT Askesis DOT nl
web: www.askesis.nl 

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