Re: name of configure threading option

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: name of configure threading option
Date: 2003-07-31 04:37:00
Message-ID: 200307310437.h6V4b0403915@candle.pha.pa.us
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Change made.

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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Should the new threading configure option be called:
> > --enable-thread-safeness
> > or
> > --enable-thread-safety
>
> safety is a common word, safeness isn't. (The OED has entries for both,
> but the entry for safety is about 10x longer; a smaller dictionary I
> consulted doesn't list safeness at all.)
>
> regards, tom lane
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