Re: Data directory with trailing [back]slash

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, PgSql-Win32 <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Patches (PostgreSQL)" <pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Data directory with trailing [back]slash
Date: 2004-07-11 13:31:29
Message-ID: 200407111331.i6BDVTW26655@candle.pha.pa.us
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I think this still is not fixed. I think we need to add a call to
trim_trailing_separator() in checkDataDir(). Magnus, can you confirm
this will fix it?

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> I am now confused about the original report. I don't see how my fix
> would correct the reported problem. trim_trailing_separator() would
> have handled d:\pgdata\ and d:\pgdata just fine. The fix only corrects
> d:\.
>
> Magnus, does current CVS fix the problem?
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >
> >
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >
> > >"Magnus Hagander" <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net> writes:
> > >
> > >
> > >>It's not possible to start the postmaster on win32 with:
> > >>postmaster -D d:\pgdata\
> > >>or
> > >>postmaster -D d:/pgdata/
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >Sounds like canonicalize_path() needs to be applied a bit sooner than
> > >it is.
> > >
> > >BTW I think canonicalize_path() is a few bricks shy of a load yet:
> > >I'm not sure it works well with Windows drive-letters, and it definitely
> > >will strip significant slashes when given input like '/' or 'C:\'.
> > >Feel free to fix those problems while at it...
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Or use the attached patch, which I think does it right.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > andrew
>
>
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