  Date: Sunday, August 27, 2000 @ 15:00:22
Author: petere

Update of /home/projects/pgsql/cvsroot/pgsql
     from hub.org:/home/projects/pgsql/tmp/cvs-serv76663

Modified Files:
	aclocal.m4 configure configure.in 

-----------------------------  Log Message  -----------------------------

Remove configure tests for `signed', `volatile', and signal handler args;
the harm potential outweighs the possible benefits.


Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:00:22 -0400 (EDT)
Peter Eisentraut - PostgreSQL <petere>
pgsql (aclocal.m4 configure configure.in)
Peter Eisentraut - PostgreSQL <petere@hub.org> writes:
> Remove configure tests for `signed', `volatile', and signal handler args;
> the harm potential outweighs the possible benefits.

Ahem.  Should this change not have been discussed *before* making it?
I am sure you have just broken some ports to older systems.  You need
to justify doing that.  Where is the "harm potential"?

			regards, tom lane

Sun, 27 Aug 2000 16:13:40 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
signed, volatile, etc