Re: cvs head initdb hangs on unixware

Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> ohp@pyrenet.fr wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Dec 2008, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Hmm.  It looks to me like the compiler is getting confused by the
> >> interaction between nodeno, leftnodeno, and rightnodeno.  Try this
> >> patch to see if it gets around it.  (This is a tad better anyway
> >> since it avoids examining the right child if not needed.)
> >>
> > Brillant!
> > You made my day, can't wait for this patch to be committed.
> 
> I find it pretty scary to work around compiler bugs like this. Who knows 
> what other code it miscompiles. Can you reduce fsm_search_avail into a 
> small stand-alone test program, and file a bug report with the compiler 
> vendor?
> 
> BTW, why does this work on warthog buildfarm member? Different compiler 
> version?

I assume this is the SCO compiler;  I gave up on the SCO compiler in the
1990's, and I suggest we do the same.

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