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From: Ron Johnson <ronljohnsonjr@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 23:09:51 -0400
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Subject: Re: Problem linking with Release library
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On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 10:52=E2=80=AFPM Igor Korot <ikorot01@gmail.com> wr=
ote:
[snip]

> I=E2=80=99m not running Postgres server. It is running on the different m=
achines.
> All I need is to build the client library. Why can=E2=80=99t I? Why it sh=
ould
> matter what software (OS/compiler) I=E2=80=99m using? As long as I can su=
ccessfully
> build my software and test it  it should be fine.
>

David made it pretty clear: the *PGDG changed the toolchain*, and decided *=
not
to support* an OS that went *EOL* three years ago, and a compiler that's
only getting security updates: "There is no guarantee or real attempt to
keep modern supported versions running on software obsoleted before they
even came into existence."

--=20
Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce.
Don't boil me, I'm still alive.
<Redacted> lobster!

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, May 12, 2026 at 10:52=E2=80=AFPM =
Igor Korot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:ikorot01@gmail.com">ikorot01@gmail.com</a>=
&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div>[sni=
p]=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px=
 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"auto"></div><div dir=3D"auto">I=E2=80=99m =
not running Postgres server. It is running on the different machines. All I=
 need is to build the client library. Why can=E2=80=99t I? Why it should ma=
tter what software (OS/compiler) I=E2=80=99m using? As long as I can succes=
sfully build my software and test it =C2=A0it should be fine.</div></div></=
div></blockquote><div>=C2=A0</div><div>David made it pretty clear: the=C2=
=A0<b>PGDG changed the toolchain</b>, and decided <b>not to support</b> an =
OS that went <b>EOL</b> three years ago, and a compiler that&#39;s only get=
ting security updates: &quot;There is no guarantee or real attempt to keep =
modern supported versions running on software obsoleted before they even ca=
me into existence.&quot;</div><div><br></div></div><span class=3D"gmail_sig=
nature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature"><di=
v dir=3D"ltr">Death to &lt;Redacted&gt;, and butter sauce.<div>Don&#39;t bo=
il me, I&#39;m still alive.<br><div><div>&lt;Redacted&gt; lobster!</div></d=
iv></div></div></div></div>

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