Re: BUG #3304: win32 build fails, because of wrong include

oliverst@online.de wrote:
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      3304
> Logged by:
> Email address:      oliverst@online.de
> PostgreSQL version: 8.1.9
> Operating system:   Windows 2000
> Description:        win32 build fails, because of wrong include
> Details:
>
> When you set the ENABLE_THREAD_SAFETY define on windows and you try to build
> it, you will get an error in thread.c, because it tries to include the
> pthread.h, which doesn't exist on Windows. It lacks an #ifdef, that will
> include the pthread-win32.h, in case WIN32 is defined.

For 8.1, you need pthreads. There is a package available that provides
the pthread emulation layer. You can get it from
http://sourceware.org/pthreads-win32/

8.3 will remove this requirement and all parts will work with the native
threads.

//Magnus