Re: [HACKERS] Cannot initdb in cvs tip

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Cannot initdb in cvs tip
Date: 2004-08-01 06:19:35
Message-ID: 200408010619.i716JZB28984@candle.pha.pa.us
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Patch applied. Thanks.

I made small adjustment for configure.

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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
> >Andrew Dunstan wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>I wanted to keep a solution that was as native to the OS as possible,
> >>>but because we can't do that on Win32 and few people like the unix
> >>>system call to 'rm', it is time to clean it up.
> >>>
> >>>One question --- why is there a sleep loop needed for unlink in your
> >>>patch?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>We will just be calling the existing pgunlink() (which has a sleep) in
> >>the Windows cases, so this question becomes moot.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Great. Thanks. Sorry I delayed addressing this for so long.
> >
> >
>
> Please check the enclosed patch to see if it does what you want.
>
> >Should we look at replacing cp/copy in 7.6?
> >
> >
> >
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> probably. Put it as a possible TODO maybe.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew
>
>

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