Re: Strange code in initdb - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Strange code in initdb
Date
Msg-id 200410150424.i9F4OY008992@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Strange code in initdb  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: Strange code in initdb
List pgsql-hackers
I have modified these reports so they print the full path used.

Typical pg_dumpall output is:

    The program "pg_dump" is needed by pg_dumpall but was not found in the
    same directory as "/usr/local/postgres/bin/pg_dumpall".
    Check your installation.


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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> What is this trying to tell us?
>
>     if (ret == -1)
>         fprintf(stderr,
>                 _("The program \"postgres\" is needed by %s "
>                "but was not found in the same directory as \"%s\".\n"
>                   "Check your installation.\n"),
>                 progname, progname);
>     else
>         fprintf(stderr,
>                 _("The program \"postgres\" was found by %s "
>                   "but was not the same version as \"%s\".\n"
>                   "Check your installation.\n"),
>                 progname, progname);
>
> Shouldn't the second progname be argv[0] or something else that contains
> the full path?
>
> --
> Peter Eisentraut
> http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
>
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Index: src/bin/initdb/initdb.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/initdb/initdb.c,v
retrieving revision 1.61
diff -c -c -r1.61 initdb.c
*** src/bin/initdb/initdb.c    12 Oct 2004 21:54:42 -0000    1.61
--- src/bin/initdb/initdb.c    15 Oct 2004 04:16:47 -0000
***************
*** 2268,2285 ****
      if ((ret = find_other_exec(argv[0], "postgres", PG_VERSIONSTR,
                                 backend_exec)) < 0)
      {
          if (ret == -1)
              fprintf(stderr,
                      _("The program \"postgres\" is needed by %s "
!                    "but was not found in the same directory as \"%s\".\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     progname, progname);
          else
              fprintf(stderr,
!                     _("The program \"postgres\" was found by %s "
!                       "but was not the same version as \"%s\".\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     progname, progname);
          exit(1);
      }

--- 2268,2291 ----
      if ((ret = find_other_exec(argv[0], "postgres", PG_VERSIONSTR,
                                 backend_exec)) < 0)
      {
+         char full_path[MAXPGPATH];
+
+         if (find_my_exec(argv[0], full_path) < 0)
+             StrNCpy(full_path, progname, MAXPGPATH);
+
          if (ret == -1)
              fprintf(stderr,
                      _("The program \"postgres\" is needed by %s "
!                       "but was not found in the\n"
!                       "same directory as \"%s\".\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     progname, full_path);
          else
              fprintf(stderr,
!                     _("The program \"postgres\" was found by \"%s\"\n"
!                       "but was not the same version as %s.\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     full_path, progname);
          exit(1);
      }

Index: src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c,v
retrieving revision 1.35
diff -c -c -r1.35 pg_ctl.c
*** src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c    13 Oct 2004 10:35:05 -0000    1.35
--- src/bin/pg_ctl/pg_ctl.c    15 Oct 2004 04:16:50 -0000
***************
*** 524,540 ****
          if ((ret = find_other_exec(argv0, "postmaster", PM_VERSIONSTR,
                                     postmaster_path)) < 0)
          {
              if (ret == -1)
                  write_stderr(_("The program \"postmaster\" is needed by %s "
!                             "but was not found in the same directory as "
!                                "\"%s\".\n"
                                 "Check your installation.\n"),
!                              progname, progname);
              else
!                 write_stderr(_("The program \"postmaster\" was found by %s "
!                                "but was not the same version as \"%s\".\n"
                                 "Check your installation.\n"),
!                              progname, progname);
              exit(1);
          }
          postgres_path = postmaster_path;
--- 524,545 ----
          if ((ret = find_other_exec(argv0, "postmaster", PM_VERSIONSTR,
                                     postmaster_path)) < 0)
          {
+             char full_path[MAXPGPATH];
+
+             if (find_my_exec(argv0, full_path) < 0)
+                 StrNCpy(full_path, progname, MAXPGPATH);
+
              if (ret == -1)
                  write_stderr(_("The program \"postmaster\" is needed by %s "
!                                "but was not found in the\n"
!                                "same directory as \"%s\".\n"
                                 "Check your installation.\n"),
!                              progname, full_path);
              else
!                 write_stderr(_("The program \"postmaster\" was found by \"%s\"\n"
!                                "but was not the same version as %s.\n"
                                 "Check your installation.\n"),
!                              full_path, progname);
              exit(1);
          }
          postgres_path = postmaster_path;
Index: src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c,v
retrieving revision 1.52
diff -c -c -r1.52 pg_dumpall.c
*** src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c    6 Oct 2004 17:02:02 -0000    1.52
--- src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall.c    15 Oct 2004 04:16:51 -0000
***************
*** 139,156 ****
      if ((ret = find_other_exec(argv[0], "pg_dump", PG_VERSIONSTR,
                                 pg_dump_bin)) < 0)
      {
          if (ret == -1)
              fprintf(stderr,
                      _("The program \"pg_dump\" is needed by %s "
!                    "but was not found in the same directory as \"%s\".\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     progname, progname);
          else
              fprintf(stderr,
!                     _("The program \"pg_dump\" was found by %s "
!                       "but was not the same version as \"%s\".\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     progname, progname);
          exit(1);
      }

--- 139,162 ----
      if ((ret = find_other_exec(argv[0], "pg_dump", PG_VERSIONSTR,
                                 pg_dump_bin)) < 0)
      {
+         char full_path[MAXPGPATH];
+
+         if (find_my_exec(argv[0], full_path) < 0)
+             StrNCpy(full_path, progname, MAXPGPATH);
+
          if (ret == -1)
              fprintf(stderr,
                      _("The program \"pg_dump\" is needed by %s "
!                       "but was not found in the\n"
!                       "same directory as \"%s\".\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     progname, full_path);
          else
              fprintf(stderr,
!                     _("The program \"pg_dump\" was found by \"%s\"\n"
!                       "but was not the same version as %s.\n"
                        "Check your installation.\n"),
!                     full_path, progname);
          exit(1);
      }


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