Re: initdb conf-files linebreaks - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: initdb conf-files linebreaks
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Msg-id 417BC568.7040901@dunslane.net
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In response to initdb conf-files linebreaks  ("Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>)
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Magnus Hagander wrote:

>Attached patch makes initdb generate the config files with windows
>linebreaks when running on windows. This makes it a lot easier for the
>user to edit the configuration files, since any win32 plaintext editor
>can be used (such as notepad for example).
>
>If this is acceptable, and the method is ok, please apply for beta4 so
>we can add some nice icons to the win32 installer :-)
>
>
>

Assuming this works, the far simpler change would (or should) be to open
the file with "w" rather than PG_BINARY_W in all cases.

I don't know what Windows editors other than Notepad don't understand
line feeds properly - Wordpad at least does, as well as every editor I
actually use on Windows.

cheers

andrew

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