Re: [HACKERS] More #ifdef fun: src/interfaces/libpq/win32.c

Tom Lane wrote:
> src/interfaces/libpq/win32.c contains
>
> /* Declared here to avoid pulling in all includes, which causes name collissions */
> #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
> extern char *
> libpq_gettext(const char *msgid)
> __attribute__((format_arg(1)));
> #else
> #define libpq_gettext(x) (x)
> #endif
>
> Now, since it has nowhere bothered to #include pg_config.h, ENABLE_NLS
> will certainly not be defined, and so this code always fails to invoke
> gettext.
>
> This may not be real important since the file appears to use gettext
> only here:
>
> if (!success)
> sprintf(strerrbuf, libpq_gettext("Unknown socket error (0x%08X/%i)"), err, err);
>
> but it's still pretty bogus.
>
> Without a Windows machine, I'm not in a position to try making this file
> properly include postgres_fe.h, or at least c.h, but someone ought to
> try harder.

I have applied the following patch to include postgres_fe.h in two
win32-specific files. I think the authors thought where was no
pg-specific code in there, but now there is, or might be in the future.
I see no reason to backpatch this.

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