Re: [Fwd: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Import from Linux to

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Import from Linux to
Date: 2004-08-14 22:59:02
Message-ID: 8024.1092524342@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
> The patch is not platform-specific. It simply makes psql accept the same
> line endings on COPY FROM that the backend will accept - in effect it
> makes it line-end agnostic - this is a Good Thing (tm).

Strictly speaking it's not there yet --- psql still doesn't cope with
line endings that are \r only (original Mac OS style). However, since
we do not and probably never will have a port to original Mac OS, I'm
satisfied with the code as-is.

> We are still months away from releasing 8.0, so I think doing this for
> tomorrow's 7.4 bundle makes sense.

I agree (and did in fact just commit the back-patch a bit ago).

regards, tom lane

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