On 2014-05-01 10:10:46 -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> > I still think we really need to fix this. I have three possible
> > solutions:
>
> > a) Add an external file (in the source tree) that's included in the
> > configure test.
> > b) Have a compiler specific override and specify USE_INLINE there.
> > c) Drop the requirement of quiet inlines.
>
> > a) would probably the best, but I haven't yet found a non ugly solution :(
>
> Why is (a) so hard again?
>
> (If you're wondering where to put the file, I'd vote for the config/
> directory.)
If we accept that the test includes a external file that's included in
the source tree, it's not hard. What'd be hard is to generate a second
file via autoconf. I looked at doing the latter and it seemed far to
complex.
Greetings,
Andres Freund
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