Re: Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue
Date
Msg-id 8526.1098802727@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Possible make_oidjoins_check Security Issue  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> I believe the proper way to handle this is a new directory under /tmp. 

It's definitely not worth the trouble.  I looked at what configure does
to make /tmp subdirectories portably, and it is spectacularly ugly
(not to mention long).  If make_oidjoins_check were a user-facing tool
that would be one thing, but it isn't ...
        regards, tom lane


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