Re: Cygwin PostgreSQL CVS build issues

Jason Tishler <jason@tishler.net> writes:
> Also, I would like to know whether or not the following is an acceptable
> way to get ecpg.dll linked against libpgtypes.a:

>     +++ interfaces/ecpg/ecpglib/Makefile    2003/04/29 17:40:25
>     @@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ OBJS= execute.o typename.o descriptor.o 
>         connect.o misc.o

>      SHLIB_LINK= $(libpq)
>     +ifeq ($(PORTNAME), cygwin)
>     +SHLIB_LINK+= -L../pgtypeslib -lpgtypes
>     +endif

Why would Cygwin need that if other platforms don't?  (Perhaps other
platforms do too?  I've never tried to actually run ecpg ...)
        regards, tom lane