alloca (was: Postgres Speed or lack thereof)

The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> BUGS
>      The alloca() function is machine dependent; its use is discouraged.

Gain a big potential speed boost, loose some portability.
I think most modern unices has a good alloca, DOS and Mac
don't, but who's porting the server there?

Any unices out there missing alloca?

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