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Diffstat (limited to 'src/include/pg_config_manual.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/include/pg_config_manual.h | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/include/pg_config_manual.h b/src/include/pg_config_manual.h index d74a8dd8083..b7410ff51e5 100644 --- a/src/include/pg_config_manual.h +++ b/src/include/pg_config_manual.h @@ -123,6 +123,19 @@ #define ALIGNOF_BUFFER 32 /* + * If EXEC_BACKEND is defined, the postmaster uses an alternative method for + * starting subprocesses: Instead of simply using fork(), as is standard on + * Unix platforms, it uses fork()+exec() or something equivalent on Windows, + * as well as lots of extra code to bring the required global state to those + * new processes. This must be enabled on Windows (because there is no + * fork()). On other platforms, it's only useful for verifying those + * otherwise Windows-specific code paths. + */ +#if defined(WIN32) && !defined(__CYGWIN__) +#define EXEC_BACKEND +#endif + +/* * Disable UNIX sockets for certain operating systems. */ #if defined(WIN32) |