Re: libpy and ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY=1

From: Pit Müller <fmi-soft(at)gmx(dot)de>
To: Magnus Hagander <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: libpy and ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY=1
Date: 2005-08-16 07:02:35
Message-ID: 43018F8B.8040401@gmx.de
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Magnus Hagander wrote:

>>>>Is the standard libpq.dll distributed by PostgreSQL8.0 for windows
>>>>thread safe by default ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>No.
>>>It is safe as long as you use each PGconn on a separate
>>>
>>>
>>thread but you
>>
>>
>>>cannot share the same PGconn between threads.
>>>
>>>//Magnus
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>But what if I compile the DLL using ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY ?
>>Can I then use one connection for multiple threads ?
>>
>>
>
>In theory, but I beleive there are build issues in the currently
>released version when it comes to building on win32 with
>ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY.
>
>//Magnus
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>
Thank you for this information.

Your wrote: "In theory"
Do you know anybody who has tested this ?
I mean a person of the PostgreSQL core team.

Pit

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