Re: pgsql: Reference test binary using TESTDIR in 001_libpq_pipeline.pl.

From: Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)alvh(dot)no-ip(dot)org>, pgsql-committers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql: Reference test binary using TESTDIR in 001_libpq_pipeline.pl.
Date: 2021-10-21 20:55:10
Message-ID: bbf3f575-87ba-2f31-233b-677a84e53f82@dunslane.net
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On 10/20/21 5:48 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
> Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net> writes:
>> OK, it turns out that it's better to put the addition at the end of the
>> PATH, otherise initdb complains that it can't find postgres in the same
>> directory.
> That seems horribly unsafe, or at least prone to pulling in the
> program from some other versuion of Postgres. How about ordering
> the path like
>
> PATH="$(abs_top_builddir)/tmp_install$(bindir):$(CURDIR):$$PATH"
>
>

fair point. See attached. Tested on MSVC and Linux

cheers

andrew

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Andrew Dunstan
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