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

Andrew Dunstan wrote:
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>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
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> >One issue is that pre-8.0, psql files were opened in Win32 text mode, so
> >we wouldn't have seen this bug on Win32, but we would on Linux.
> >Because we open them on Win32 now in binary mode so we see control-Z it
> >will show up on Win32 too.
> >
> >
> >
>
> true, *BUT*
>
> 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).
>
> We are still months away from releasing 8.0, so I think doing this for
> tomorrow's 7.4 bundle makes sense.

Yes, totally agree.

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