Re: cvs head initdb hangs on unixware

Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com> writes:
> ohp@pyrenet.fr wrote:
>> Never saw a problem with gcc, hp-ux, darwin or M$?

> Sure, that's not what I was saying. My point is, when there's a bug in 
> one version of a compiler, we shouldn't try to adapt PostgreSQL to that 
> bug. Instead, we should narrow down the bug, get it fixed in the 
> compiler, and tell users to use the most recent version of the compiler 
> where the bug has been fixed.

We should certainly file a bug report against the compiler.  However,
ISTM a workaround is a good idea too if it's not too ugly (which this
one isn't).  If a bug exists in one compiler there might be similar
bugs in other compilers.
        regards, tom lane