


> The other point, especially about Win32, is to see if we can 
> spread the load a bit. Perhaps Claudio, Magnus, Merlin and Bruce 
> should start trying to farm out specific tasks. 

Here are the tasks, off the Win32 page, I see as necessary to drop in:

*  Handle sync() by opening all file opened since the last fsync and
fsync'ing those
	- Tom's got this one, as is the most crucial outstanding part

* changes to replace PGBINDIR, PGDATADIR (as per PKGLIBDIR)
	- I'm waiting for a reply from Tom/Peter for suggestions, as
objectors to a previous patch

* locatime under Win32 with pre-1970 dates
	- Magnus has submitted; Bruce will commit any time now

* Win32 installer
	- I believe Magnus already has something in this regard

* Win32 service
	- Rony offered to do this, but have not heard back. Not a major
item, and I've already got an implementation from my previous port.

* Fix problem were locale doesn't match host locale, requires passing more
params to startup applications
	- SMOP

All other issues are nicities or fixups, IMHO. There really isn't anything
that needs farming out, just a matter of having the pieces fall into place.



> I for one will be very upset if it misses this release.

If I have anything to do with it, this won't happen. I'll do whatever I can
to make the release.

That's my 2c. I don't see anything that can't make a June 1 deadline
(assuming we are expected to keep to it! :-)... the only unknown for me is
the sync/fsync code Tom is doing, only as I have no idea where he is up to.
I've been AWOL for a month, but will again start actively contributing, but
as things stand there isn't a great deal left to do to take Win32 to beta.

Cheers,
Claudio

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Fri, 30 Apr 2004 13:10:11 +1000
Claudio Natoli <claudio.natoli@memetrics.com>
Re: Call for 7.5 feature completion
Claudio Natoli <claudio.natoli@memetrics.com> writes:
> That's my 2c. I don't see anything that can't make a June 1 deadline
> (assuming we are expected to keep to it! :-)... the only unknown for me is
> the sync/fsync code Tom is doing, only as I have no idea where he is up to.
> I've been AWOL for a month, but will again start actively contributing, but
> as things stand there isn't a great deal left to do to take Win32 to beta.

I am willing to commit to making the fsync thing happen by June 1.  If
you are confident that everything else can be fixed by then, my vote is
to hold to the June 1 schedule.  (I was just panicking because some
other folk didn't think everything else could get done...)

			regards, tom lane

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:24:42 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: Call for 7.5 feature completion 