Re: SEP_CHAR - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: SEP_CHAR
Date
Msg-id 14790.990632287@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: SEP_CHAR  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: SEP_CHAR  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: SEP_CHAR  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> Bruce Momjian writes:
>> I see some use of SEP_CHAR for '/' in the source.  Do we want to use it
>> consistenly, or not use it at all?  I can make the change.

> I vote for not at all, since there is not at all a use for it.

If it's not actually needed for the Cygwin port, I'd vote for taking it
out.  It adds clutter to the sources, to no purpose.  Also, even if you
fix it to be used consistently *every* place it should be, how long will
it stay that way?  Seems practically unmaintainable to me.
        regards, tom lane


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