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Use of copydir vs. cp

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Right now, we use 'cp' in unix, and a copydir() function on Win32. 
Shouldn't we be using copydir() on all platforms so we can report errors
more easily?

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Re: Use of copydir vs. cp

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Right now, we use 'cp' in unix, and a copydir() function on Win32. 
> Shouldn't we be using copydir() on all platforms so we can report errors
> more easily?

Oops, I see Win32 CopyFile() in copydir.c.  Seems copydir() would need
some modifications to work on Unix.  I added it to the TODO list.

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Re: Use of copydir vs. cp

From
Alvaro Herrera
Date:
On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 12:45:47PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Right now, we use 'cp' in unix, and a copydir() function on Win32. 
> Shouldn't we be using copydir() on all platforms so we can report errors
> more easily?

I agree.  In fact, I didn't understand it back then when you opposed the
idea of doing that.

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Re: Use of copydir vs. cp

From
Bruce Momjian
Date:
Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 04, 2005 at 12:45:47PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Right now, we use 'cp' in unix, and a copydir() function on Win32. 
> > Shouldn't we be using copydir() on all platforms so we can report errors
> > more easily?
> 
> I agree.  In fact, I didn't understand it back then when you opposed the
> idea of doing that.

At the time, we were trying to get Win32 in with as little code change
as possible.  At this point, with everything working, it is time to
complete this item.

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