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Re: [PATCH] Prefer getenv("HOME") to find the UNIX home directory - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Justin Pryzby
Subject Re: [PATCH] Prefer getenv("HOME") to find the UNIX home directory
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Msg-id 20220109212628.GN14051@telsasoft.com
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In response to Re: [PATCH] Prefer getenv("HOME") to find the UNIX home directory  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Sun, Jan 09, 2022 at 01:59:02PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> Given the POSIX requirements, it's basically impossible to believe
> that there are interesting cases where $HOME isn't set.

I've run into this before - children of init may not have HOME set.

It's easy enough to add it if it's needed, but should probably be called out in
the release notes.

-- 
Justin

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