Re: 8.0 libpq: missing get_home_path()

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Karel Zak <zakkr@zf.jcu.cz>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2004-08-18T18:35:20Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > I need to call canonicalize_path() in the macro.
> 
> There is only one use of get_home_path in libpq.  Lose it and do
> a direct getenv(HOMEDIR).  You do not really need to do a
> canonicalize_path there; it'd be sufficient to insert the appropriate
> directory separator ('/' or '\') when forming pgpassfile just below.

OK, sounds like a plan. I will add a comment about its purpose.

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