Re: Regression tests versus the buildfarm environment

On ons, 2010-08-11 at 11:47 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> > On ons, 2010-08-11 at 10:15 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> How about just this:
> >> port = 0xC000 | (DEF_PGPORT & 0x3FFF);
>
> > The version number was put in there intentionally, for developers who
> > work on multiple branches at once. That's the whole reason this code
> > exists. Please don't remove it.
>
> I work on multiple branches all day every day. This wouldn't hinder
> me in the slightest, because I use a different DEF_PGPORT for each
> branch. If you don't, it's hard to see how you manage to deal with
> multiple branches on one machine ... do you not ever actually install
> them?

No, not nearly as much as I run "make check".

> Even if you don't, changing this would only mean that you
> couldn't safely run "make check" concurrently in multiple branches.

That's exactly the point. The original discussion is here:
http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/491D9935.9010200@gmx.net