On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 8:48 AM, Dilip Kumar <dilipbalaut@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 6:24 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I don't think it's acceptable (or necessary) to move the DSA
>> definitions into postgres.h. Why do you think you need to do that,
>> vs. just including dsa.h in a few more places?
>
> I need to access dsa_pointer in tidbitmap.h, which is included from
> FRONTEND as well. Now, problem is that dsa.h is including #include
> "port/atomics.h", but atomic.h can not be included if FRONTEND is
> defined.
>
> #ifndef ATOMICS_H
> #define ATOMICS_H
> #ifdef FRONTEND
> #error "atomics.h may not be included from frontend code"
> #endif
>
> Is there any other solution to this ?
Well, any problem like this generally has a bunch of solutions, so
I'll say yes. I spent a good chunk of today studying the issue and
started a new thread devoted specifically to it:
https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/CA%2BTgmoZ%3DF%3DGkxV0YEv-A8tb%2BAEGy_Qa7GSiJ8deBKFATnzfEug%40mail.gmail.com
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