Re: win32 open item

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From: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
To: PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: win32 open item
Date: 2009-03-21 16:11:13
Message-ID: 49C511A1.80706@hagander.net
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The open items list for 8.4 has

* problems with Windows global namespace

I propose we move this over to the TODO list instead. We are no worse
off than we are in previous versions, and we've had *zero* bug reports
related to this issue.

Basically, we have a small window of failed protection if a user that
has permissions, manually starts the database engine from two different
terminal server sessions at the same time. Given that AFAIK *every
single* production deployment would be running the server as a service,
is probably why we have had zero reports about it.

The issue that caused the server to not start properly has already been
fixed in both 8.3 and head.

I don't think this is anywhere near important enough to hold up a
release over.

//Magnus


From: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: win32 open item
Date: 2009-03-21 16:14:58
Message-ID: b42b73150903210914j1cb778b5r383bea3e330ad3aa@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> wrote:
> The open items list for 8.4 has

*) "PQinitSSL broken in some use casesf"
This should be addressed. Andrew C proposed a few different ways to
do it and supplied patches. Pick one and apply it.

*) Re: [HACKERS] patch to fix client only builds
defer to 8.5

merlin


From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>
Cc: PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: win32 open item
Date: 2009-03-21 16:15:31
Message-ID: 22927.1237652131@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
> The open items list for 8.4 has
> * problems with Windows global namespace

> I propose we move this over to the TODO list instead.

Agreed. In general, any issue that already exists in released versions
should not be considered a blocker for 8.4. Certainly it wouldn't be
a blocker for beta release.

regards, tom lane


From: Merlin Moncure <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, PG Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: win32 open item
Date: 2009-03-21 17:04:23
Message-ID: b42b73150903211004w2e262d72tb37b92c8b7de1874@mail.gmail.com
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On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> writes:
>> The open items list for 8.4 has
>> *  problems with Windows global namespace
>
>> I propose we move this over to the TODO list instead.
>
> Agreed.  In general, any issue that already exists in released versions
> should not be considered a blocker for 8.4.  Certainly it wouldn't be
> a blocker for beta release.

The 'ssl use cases thing' fits under that umbrella...so defer that
too...maybe we can sneak a doc patch in later...to busy now to worry
about it.

merlin