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Re: msvc and vista fun

Michael Paesold <mpaesold@gmx.at>

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From: Michael Paesold <mpaesold@gmx.at>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>, Dave Page <dpage@postgresql.org>
Date: 2007-06-25T06:07:26Z
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Andrew Dunstan wrote:

> Relevant perl code executed by buildfarm:
> 
>        chdir "$pgsql/src/tools/msvc";
>        @makeout = `build 2>&1`;
>        chdir $branch_root;
>        my $status = $? >>8;

I know the docs say otherwise, but would it be possible that "chdir" 
somehow resets $? on windows, sometimes, under some circumstances?

Perhaps just move up the "my $status.." one line up?

Best Regards
Michael Paesold