Re: PSQLRC environment variable. - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: PSQLRC environment variable.
Date
Msg-id 200404220154.i3M1s9o09444@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: PSQLRC environment variable.  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: PSQLRC environment variable.  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > > Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > > > I just checked a few apps and I see they usually allow a global config
> > > > file to be specified.  How about SYSPSQLRC that adds a system-wide psql
> > > > config file to be read before the one in the home directory?
> > >
> > > The ones I know of that allow such a thing generally hard-wire the
> > > location of the global config file at build time, rather than taking it
> > > from an environment variable.  The env var approach seems weird, and a
> > > tad inefficient (since you'd have to put such an env var into the global
> > > .profile, meaning it propagates into every single process ever launched
> > > on your system).  Also I think we have at least one global config file
> > > already for libpq, and its location is hard-wired.
> >
> > Agreed.  There is usually one global config file, and SYS* overrides it.
> > The global one we have now is pg_service.conf.  Maybe we should forget
> > the environment variable idea and just have a pgsql.rc.sample file in
> > share, with documentation in the file on how to install it.  That is
> > what we do with pg_service.conf now for libpq.
>
> The attached patch implements a global psql.rc file that is read before
> the one in the user's home directory --- doc changes included.
>
> It is configured just like pg_service.conf.
>
> --
>   Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
>   pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610) 359-1001
>   +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  13 Roberts Road
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> Index: doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml,v
> retrieving revision 1.112
> diff -c -c -r1.112 psql-ref.sgml
> *** doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml    21 Apr 2004 00:34:18 -0000    1.112
> --- doc/src/sgml/ref/psql-ref.sgml    21 Apr 2004 03:51:13 -0000
> ***************
> *** 440,446 ****
>         <term><option>--no-psqlrc</></term>
>         <listitem>
>         <para>
> !       Do not read the start-up file <filename>~/.psqlrc</filename>.
>         </para>
>         </listitem>
>       </varlistentry>
> --- 440,447 ----
>         <term><option>--no-psqlrc</></term>
>         <listitem>
>         <para>
> !       Do not read the start-up file <filename>/psql.rc</filename> or
> !       <filename>~/.psqlrc</filename>.
>         </para>
>         </listitem>
>       </varlistentry>
> ***************
> *** 1859,1866 ****
>       <para>
>        The autocommit-on mode is <productname>PostgreSQL</>'s traditional
>        behavior, but autocommit-off is closer to the SQL spec.  If you
> !      prefer autocommit-off, you may wish to set it in
> !      your <filename>.psqlrc</filename> file.
>       </para>
>       </note>
>       </listitem>
> --- 1860,1868 ----
>       <para>
>        The autocommit-on mode is <productname>PostgreSQL</>'s traditional
>        behavior, but autocommit-off is closer to the SQL spec.  If you
> !      prefer autocommit-off, you may wish to set it in the system-wide
> !          <filename>psql.rc</filename> or your
> !          <filename>.psqlrc</filename> file.
>       </para>
>       </note>
>       </listitem>
> ***************
> *** 2488,2496 ****
>      <listitem>
>       <para>
>        Before starting up, <application>psql</application> attempts to
> !      read and execute commands from the file
> !      <filename>$HOME/.psqlrc</filename>. It could be used to set up
> !      the client or the server to taste (using the <command>\set
>        </command> and <command>SET</command> commands).
>       </para>
>      </listitem>
> --- 2490,2501 ----
>      <listitem>
>       <para>
>        Before starting up, <application>psql</application> attempts to
> !      read and execute commands from the the system-wide
> !      <filename>psql.rc</filename> file and the
> !      <filename>$HOME/.psqlrc</filename> file in the user's home
> !      directory.  See <filename><replaceable>PREFIX</>/share/psql.rc.sample</>
> !      for information on setting up the system-wide file.  It could be used
> !      to set up the client or the server to taste (using the <command>\set
>        </command> and <command>SET</command> commands).
>       </para>
>      </listitem>
> Index: src/bin/psql/Makefile
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/bin/psql/Makefile,v
> retrieving revision 1.40
> diff -c -c -r1.40 Makefile
> *** src/bin/psql/Makefile    9 Mar 2004 19:47:05 -0000    1.40
> --- src/bin/psql/Makefile    21 Apr 2004 03:51:14 -0000
> ***************
> *** 15,21 ****
>
>   REFDOCDIR= $(top_srcdir)/doc/src/sgml/ref
>
> ! override CPPFLAGS := -I$(libpq_srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS) -DFRONTEND
>
>   OBJS=    command.o common.o help.o input.o stringutils.o mainloop.o copy.o \
>       startup.o prompt.o variables.o large_obj.o print.o describe.o \
> --- 15,21 ----
>
>   REFDOCDIR= $(top_srcdir)/doc/src/sgml/ref
>
> ! override CPPFLAGS := -I$(libpq_srcdir) $(CPPFLAGS) -DFRONTEND -DSYSCONFDIR='"$(sysconfdir)"'
>
>   OBJS=    command.o common.o help.o input.o stringutils.o mainloop.o copy.o \
>       startup.o prompt.o variables.o large_obj.o print.o describe.o \
> ***************
> *** 50,55 ****
> --- 50,56 ----
>
>   install: all installdirs
>       $(INSTALL_PROGRAM) psql$(X) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/psql$(X)
> +     $(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/psql.rc.sample $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)/psql.rc.sample
>
>   installdirs:
>       $(mkinstalldirs) $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
> Index: src/bin/psql/startup.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql-server/src/bin/psql/startup.c,v
> retrieving revision 1.88
> diff -c -c -r1.88 startup.c
> *** src/bin/psql/startup.c    19 Apr 2004 17:42:58 -0000    1.88
> --- src/bin/psql/startup.c    21 Apr 2004 03:51:15 -0000
> ***************
> *** 44,50 ****
>    */
>   PsqlSettings pset;
>
> ! #define PSQLRC ".psqlrc"
>
>   /*
>    * Structures to pass information between the option parsing routine
> --- 44,51 ----
>    */
>   PsqlSettings pset;
>
> ! #define PSQLRC         ".psqlrc"
> ! #define SYSPSQLRC    "psql.rc"
>
>   /*
>    * Structures to pass information between the option parsing routine
> ***************
> *** 74,79 ****
> --- 75,81 ----
>   static void parse_psql_options(int argc, char *argv[],
>                      struct adhoc_opts * options);
>   static void process_psqlrc(void);
> + static void process_psqlrc_file(char *filename);
>   static void showVersion(void);
>
>   #ifdef USE_SSL
> ***************
> *** 562,567 ****
> --- 564,572 ----
>
>   }
>
> + #ifndef SYSCONFDIR
> + #error "You must compile this file with SYSCONFDIR defined."
> + #endif
>
>
>   /*
> ***************
> *** 570,601 ****
>   static void
>   process_psqlrc(void)
>   {
> !     char       *psqlrc;
>       char       *home;
>
>   #if defined(WIN32) && (!defined(__MINGW32__))
>   #define R_OK 4
>   #endif
>
> !     /* Look for one in the home dir */
> !     home = getenv("HOME");
> !
> !     if (home)
> !     {
> !         psqlrc = pg_malloc(strlen(home) + 1 + strlen(PSQLRC) + 1 +
> !                            strlen(PG_VERSION) + 1);
> !         sprintf(psqlrc, "%s/%s-%s", home, PSQLRC, PG_VERSION);
>
> !         if (access(psqlrc, R_OK) == 0)
> !             process_file(psqlrc);
> !         else
> !         {
> !             sprintf(psqlrc, "%s/%s", home, PSQLRC);
> !             if (access(psqlrc, R_OK) == 0)
> !                 process_file(psqlrc);
> !         }
> !         free(psqlrc);
> !     }
>   }
>
>
> --- 575,613 ----
>   static void
>   process_psqlrc(void)
>   {
> !     char       *globalFile = SYSCONFDIR "/" SYSPSQLRC;
>       char       *home;
> +     char       *psqlrc;
> +
> +     process_psqlrc_file(globalFile);
> +
> +     if ((home = getenv("HOME")) != NULL)
> +     {
> +         psqlrc = pg_malloc(strlen(home) + 1 + strlen(PSQLRC) + 1);
> +         sprintf(psqlrc, "%s/%s", home, PSQLRC);
> +         process_psqlrc_file(psqlrc);
> +     }
> + }
> +
> +
> +
> + static void
> + process_psqlrc_file(char *filename)
> + {
> +     char       *psqlrc;
>
>   #if defined(WIN32) && (!defined(__MINGW32__))
>   #define R_OK 4
>   #endif
>
> !     psqlrc = pg_malloc(strlen(filename) + 1 + strlen(PG_VERSION) + 1);
> !     sprintf(psqlrc, "%s-%s", filename, PG_VERSION);
>
> !     if (access(psqlrc, R_OK) == 0)
> !         process_file(psqlrc);
> !     else if (access(filename, R_OK) == 0)
> !             process_file(filename);
> !     free(psqlrc);
>   }
>
>

--
  Bruce Momjian                        |  http://candle.pha.pa.us
  pgman@candle.pha.pa.us               |  (610) 359-1001
  +  If your life is a hard drive,     |  13 Roberts Road
  +  Christ can be your backup.        |  Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073

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