Re: Solaris compiler status

Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>

To: Peter Eisentraut <peter@eisentraut.org>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>

Date: 2025-09-03T11:33:36Z

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On 2025-09-03 We 1:47 AM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> I've been trying out the Solaris compiler (Oracle Developer Studio 
> 12.6, on Solaris), mainly to test out some C11 support details. 
> Observations:
>
[ various issues]


>
> I mean, at least the AIX enthusiasts popped up right away when we 
> broke their platform.  Here, it seems, truly no one cares.
>
> So, can we declare that we don't support this compiler anymore?
>
> (gcc is readily available and seems to work alright, so I'm not saying 
> the OS is no longer viable.)
>
>
>

Seems reasonable.


cheers


andrew


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