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Re: convert libpgport's pqsignal() to a void function

Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>

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From: Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart@gmail.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Fujii Masao <masao.fujii@oss.nttdata.com>, Andy Fan <zhihuifan1213@163.com>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2025-01-15T03:57:57Z
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On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:02:46PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> LGTM, although I don't know enough about Windows to know if the
> "== SIG_ERR" test in that path is correct.

It's apparently not [0].  :(

My guess is that this has something to do with redefining SIG_ERR in
win32_port.h.  We might be able to use push_macro/pop_macro to keep the old
value around, but at the moment I'm leaning towards just removing the
assertion in that path.

[0] https://cirrus-ci.com/task/6237809813487616

-- 
nathan

Commits

  1. Remove redefinitions of SIG_* macros in win32_port.h.

  2. Convert libpgport's pqsignal() to a void function.

  3. Avoid calling pqsignal() with invalid signals on Windows frontends.

  4. Avoid symbol collisions between pqsignal.c and legacy-pqsignal.c.

  5. Check that MyProcPid == getpid() in backend signal handlers.

  6. Further refactoring of c.h and nearby files.

  7. Here's the latest win32 signals code, this time in the form of a patch

  8. Add C version of initdb, from Andrew Dunstan.

  9. Allow Win32 to compile under MinGW. Major changes are: