FreeBSD/mktemp bug with create index...fixed

From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: FreeBSD/mktemp bug with create index...fixed
Date: 1998-02-21 19:23:45
Message-ID: Pine.BSF.3.96.980221143757.12921N-100000@thelab.hub.org
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Found it:

Change, in backend/access/nbtree/nbtsort.c:

#define TAPETEMP "pg_btsortXXXXXX"

to:

#define TAPETEMP "pg_btsortXXXXXXX"

For some reason, under FreeBSD, it appears that the mktemp() value needs
the extra 'X' to improve/ensure uniqueness

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org secondary: scrappy(at){freebsd|postgresql}.org

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