Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Data directory with trailing [back]slash

I am now confused about the original report.  I don't see how my fix
would correct the reported problem.  trim_trailing_separator() would
have handled d:\pgdata\ and d:\pgdata just fine.  The fix only corrects
d:\.

Magnus, does current CVS fix the problem?

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Andrew Dunstan wrote:
>
>
> Tom Lane wrote:
>
> >"Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net> writes:
> >
> >
> >>It's not possible to start the postmaster on win32 with:
> >>postmaster -D d:\pgdata\
> >>or
> >>postmaster -D d:/pgdata/
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Sounds like canonicalize_path() needs to be applied a bit sooner than
> >it is.
> >
> >BTW I think canonicalize_path() is a few bricks shy of a load yet:
> >I'm not sure it works well with Windows drive-letters, and it definitely
> >will strip significant slashes when given input like '/' or 'C:\'.
> >Feel free to fix those problems while at it...
> >
> >
>
> Or use the attached patch, which I think does it right.
>
> cheers
>
> andrew


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