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37 | 37 | * |
38 | 38 | * |
39 | 39 | * IDENTIFICATION |
40 | | - * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.564 2008/09/2309:20:36 heikki Exp $ |
| 40 | + * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.565 2008/09/23 20:35:38 momjian Exp $ |
41 | 41 | * |
42 | 42 | * NOTES |
43 | 43 | * |
@@ -3286,6 +3286,10 @@ postmaster_forkexec(int argc, char *argv[]) |
3286 | 3286 | /* |
3287 | 3287 | * backend_forkexec -- fork/exec off a backend process |
3288 | 3288 | * |
| 3289 | + * Some operating systems (WIN32) don't have fork() so we have to simulate |
| 3290 | + * it by storing parameters that need to be passed to the child and |
| 3291 | + * then create a new child process. |
| 3292 | + * |
3289 | 3293 | * returns the pid of the fork/exec'd process, or -1 on failure |
3290 | 3294 | */ |
3291 | 3295 | staticpid_t |
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