Re: [PATCH] Add native windows on arm64 support

Hi,

On 2022-12-16 10:52:23 +0000, Niyas Sait wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH v7] Enable postgres native build for windows-arm64 platform

> elif host_cpu == 'arm' or host_cpu == 'aarch64'
>
> - prog = '''
> + if cc.get_id() == 'msvc'
> + cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C', false)
> + cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C_WITH_RUNTIME_CHECK', 1)
> + have_optimized_crc = true

I dimly recall that windows might actually require the relevant extension on
arm?

> + else
> + prog = '''
> #include <arm_acle.h>

I'd just make this include #ifdef _MSV_VER (or whatever it is).

> int main(void)
> @@ -1960,18 +1966,19 @@ int main(void)
> }
> '''
>
> - if cc.links(prog, name: '__crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd without -march=armv8-a+crc',
> - args: test_c_args)
> - # Use ARM CRC Extension unconditionally
> - cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C', 1)
> - have_optimized_crc = true
> - elif cc.links(prog, name: '__crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd with -march=armv8-a+crc',
> - args: test_c_args + ['-march=armv8-a+crc'])
> - # Use ARM CRC Extension, with runtime check
> - cflags_crc += '-march=armv8-a+crc'
> - cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C', false)
> - cdata.set('USE_ARMV8_CRC32C_WITH_RUNTIME_CHECK', 1)
> - have_optimized_crc = true
> + if cc.links(prog, name: '__crc32cb, __crc32ch, __crc32cw, and __crc32cd without -march=armv8-a+crc',
> + args: test_c_args)

Seems like it'd be easier to read if you don't re-indent this, but just have
the cc.get_id() == 'msvc' part of this if/else-if.

Greetings,

Andres Freund