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Re: pl/perl extension fails on Windows

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep.thakkar@enterprisedb.com>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org" <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2017-07-12T15:35:07Z
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Sandeep Thakkar <sandeep.thakkar@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> I compiled PG 10 beta1/beta2 with "--with-perl" option on Windows and the
> extension crashes the database.
> *src/pl/plperl/Util.c: loadable library and perl binaries are mismatched
> (got handshake key 0A900080, needed 0AC80080)*

> This is seen with Perl 5.24 but not with 5.20, 5.16. What I found is that
> the handshake function is added in Perl 5.21.x and probably that is why we
> don't see this issue in earlier versions.

Well, we have various buildfarm machines running perls newer than that,
eg, crake, with 5.24.1.  So I'd say there is something busted about your
perl installation.  Perhaps leftover bits of an older version somewhere?

			regards, tom lane

Commits

  1. MSVC: Test whether 32-bit Perl needs -D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T.

  2. Further tweaks to compiler flags for PL/Perl on Windows.

  3. Absorb -D_USE_32BIT_TIME_T switch from Perl, if relevant.

  4. PL/Perl portability fix: absorb relevant -D switches from Perl.

  5. PL/Perl portability fix: avoid including XSUB.h in plperl.c.