Re: Issues tangential to win32 support

From: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)tm(dot)ee>
To: Jan Wieck <janwieck(at)yahoo(dot)com>
Cc: Scott Marlowe <scott(dot)marlowe(at)ihs(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Issues tangential to win32 support
Date: 2002-05-09 19:09:58
Message-ID: 1020971398.2451.33.camel@rh72.home.ee
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On Thu, 2002-05-09 at 22:51, Jan Wieck wrote:
> Scott Marlowe wrote:
> > There are some issues that the whole idea of a win32 port should bring up.
> > One of them is whether or not postgresql should be rewritten as a
> > multi-threaded app.
>
> Please, don't add this one to it.
>
> I'm all for the native Windows port, yes, but I've discussed
> the multi-thread questions for days at Great Bridge, then
> again with my new employer, with people on shows and whatnot.
>
> Anything in the whole backend is designed with a multi-
> process model in mind. You'll not do that in any reasonable
> amount of time.

IIRC you are replying to the man who _has_ actually don this ?

Perhaps using an unreasonable amount of time but still ... :)

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