Re: [bug fix] postgres.exe crashes with access violation on Windows while starting up

From: pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-hackers-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Tsunakawa,
> Takayuki
> The reason is for not outputing the crash dump is a) the crash occurred
> before installing the Windows exception handler
> (pgwin32_install_crashdump_handler() call) and b) the effect of the
> following call in postmaster is inherited in the child process.
>
> /* In case of general protection fault, don't show GUI popup
> box */
> SetErrorMode(SEM_FAILCRITICALERRORS |
> SEM_NOGPFAULTERRORBOX);
>
> But I'm not sure in what order we should do
> pgwin32_install_crashdump_handler(), startup_hacks() and steps therein,
> MemoryContextInit(). I think that's another patch.

Just installing the handler at the beginning of main() seems fine. Patch attached.

Regards
Takayuki Tsunakawa