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Re: cygipc (and PostgreSQL) XP problem resolved!


On Sat, May 10, 2003 at 06:10:19PM +1000, Robert Collins wrote:
> key_t, as it's used for ipc, is likely to be *problematic* to transition
> in a 'fat binary' style.
> 
> You'd need a 32 bit set of key creation routines, and and translation
> table to lookup 32bit keys in the list of 64 bit keys ....
> 
> Given that cygipc is *not* in cygwin today, and you'd be adding it, I'd
> simply have it 64 bit from the first release uploaded to sources.
> 
> And I'd time that for oh, a day after cygwin 1.5 goes up as a testing
> package. (And release cygipc as testing whilst cygwin 1.5 stays in
> testing).

Is there actually a need to convert key_t to 64 bit?

Corinna

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