Re: [mail] Re: Windows Build System

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

From: "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew@dunslane.net>
To: <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2003-01-30T19:55:02Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
From: "Tom Lane" <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
>
> Most variants of Unix are known to be pretty stable.  Most variants of
> Unix are known to follow the Unix standard semantics for sync() and
> fsync().  I think we are entirely justified in doubting whether Windows
> is a suitable platform for PG, and in wanting to run tests to find out.
> Yes, we are holding Windows to a higher standard than we would for a
> Unix variant.

The patches that were released implement fsync() by a call to _commit(),
which is what I expected to see after a brief tour of the M$ support site.
Is there any reason to think this won't have the desired effect? IANAWD, but
my reading suggests these should be pretty much equivalent.

andrew