Re: [HACKERS] open item: tablespace handing in pg_dump/pg_restore

Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> OK, I have applied the following patch that uses Cygwin native symlink()
> instead of the Win32 junctions. The reason for this is that Cygwin
> symlinks work on Win95/98/ME where junction points do not and we have no
> way to know what system will be running the Cygwin binaries so the
> safest bet is to use the Cygwin versions. On Win32 native we only run
> on systems that support junctions.

I think this is probably a net loss, because what it will mean is that
you cannot take a data directory built under a Cygwin postmaster and use
it under a native postmaster, nor vice versa. Given the number of other
ways in which we do not support pre-NT4 Windows systems, what is the
benefit of allowing this one?

regards, tom lane