From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
---|---|
To: | Magnus Hagander <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net> |
Cc: | Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers-win32 <pgsql-hackers-win32(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: pg_ctl strangeness under msys |
Date: | 2004-10-26 13:48:57 |
Message-ID: | 200410261348.i9QDmvE01279@candle.pha.pa.us |
Views: | Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email |
Thread: | |
Lists: | pgsql-hackers-win32 |
Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > I have seen some strange things using pg_ctl under MSys:
> >
> > . "pg_ctl status" from the command line logs to the event log.
> > Apparently it thinks it's not on a tty. Works fine from
> > Windows cmd prompt.
> > . this hangs: perl -e '@foo=`pg_ctl -w start`;'
> > but this doesn't: perl -e 'system("pg_ctl -w start");'
> >
> > Finding the problem with the last one has cost me hours in
> > trying to get the buildfarm to run.
> >
> > Anyone have ideas about ways to fix? Or do we just note it
> > and live with it?
>
> As I'm sure you are already aware we've had a lot of problems with the
> msys console. Buffernig and others. I think we at some point decided to
> say that minor issues on the win32 consoles isn't really something we're
> concerned about, people will run things from the cmd console in 99.9% of
> all cases.
>
> Not sure how to fix it. The eventlog checking code uses isatty() IIRC,
> and that one is clearly returning the wrong thing on msys. Not sure how
> to code around that.
We actually added the ability to turn the psql pager always on to fix a
problem with a Win32 user running psql inside some kind of application
(emacs?) where isatty returned the wrong value. I don't see any clean
workaround here though.
--
Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001
+ If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road
+ Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
From | Date | Subject | |
---|---|---|---|
Next Message | Andrew Dunstan | 2004-10-26 14:14:10 | Re: pg_ctl strangeness under msys |
Previous Message | Magnus Hagander | 2004-10-26 08:15:32 | Re: Win32 open items |