I am now confused about the original report. I don't see how my fix would correct the reported problem. trim_trailing_separator() would have handled d:\pgdata\ and d:\pgdata just fine. The fix only corrects d:\.
Magnus, does current CVS fix the problem? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Dunstan wrote: > > > Tom Lane wrote: > > >"Magnus Hagander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > >>It's not possible to start the postmaster on win32 with: > >>postmaster -D d:\pgdata\ > >>or > >>postmaster -D d:/pgdata/ > >> > >> > > > >Sounds like canonicalize_path() needs to be applied a bit sooner than > >it is. > > > >BTW I think canonicalize_path() is a few bricks shy of a load yet: > >I'm not sure it works well with Windows drive-letters, and it definitely > >will strip significant slashes when given input like '/' or 'C:\'. > >Feel free to fix those problems while at it... > > > > > > Or use the attached patch, which I think does it right. > > cheers > > andrew > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your > joining column's datatypes do not match -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
