Re: Install pg_regress script to support PGXS?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>
Cc: Fabien COELHO <fabien(at)coelho(dot)net>, PostgreSQL Developers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Install pg_regress script to support PGXS?
Date: 2005-09-30 13:46:31
Message-ID: 20257.1128087991@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org> writes:
> (Maybe we should audit it for security problems, just in case the
> distributors choose to include it in packages. The temp file usage for
> $TMPFILE looks "predictable," thus maybe it _is_ insecure. Apparently
> it can be made to clobber any existing file owned by whoever runs it.)

pg_regress already *is* shipped in packages (certainly the RPMs contain it)
so if you see any such problems, please do fix 'em.

regards, tom lane

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