Re: BUG #10347: Can't write password to psql or pg_dump - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

Andres Freund <andres@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> I think the important point - and why I asked for a bugreport after
> talking about it on irc - is that sprompt.c on windows uses
> CONIN$/CONOUT$ for io.

I have some recollection we changed to that after determining that the
alternatives were worse.  [ Checks git logs ]  You should investigate the
discussion leading up to commit 1068771abfeec148a9c1ce4782785bddc1982070
before proposing any change here.

            regards, tom lane