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

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: [Fwd: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Import from Linux to
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Msg-id 411E8D84.7010607@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: [Fwd: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Import from Linux to  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: [Fwd: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Import from Linux to  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: [Fwd: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Import from Linux to  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Re: [Fwd: Re: [pgsql-hackers-win32] Import from Linux to  ("Andrew Dunstan" <andrew@dunslane.net>)
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Bruce Momjian wrote:

>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.

cheers

andrew

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