In <E130qUX-0000GJ-00@the-village.bc.nu> Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk) wrote:
>> We would definitely like to investigate this. It sounds like postgresql depends
>> on an assumption that any linux fs supports some ext2 only features, thus making
>> it a postgresql bug, but we want to take a look.
> Postgres works on a wide variety of operating systems and architectures. I
> think its safe to eliminate linuxisms here. It runs on Irix, HP-UX and
> Solaris and more.
wu-ftpd's ftpwho works on Irix, HP-UX, Solaris and more (perhaps even more
then PostgreSQL). It does not work with Linux 2.3.x ...
PostgreSQL worked with Linux since it's autoconf's check for fcntl is broken
when used with GLibC (kernel bug is fixed in 2.2.16) so it was dependant on
some strange feature of some obscure OS (open(2) file-socket then fcntl(2) it).
If PostgreSQL including such VERY non-portable features I guess it can use some
linuxism as well.
> <HANS PARANOIA MODE>
> Of course its really an Hans Reiser evil plot to damage Postgresql because
> the commercial postgresql is funded by a Red Hat investor
> </HANS PARANOID MODE>
> Meanwhile back in the real world...
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