Re: [BUGS] More SSL questions..
От | Bruce Momjian |
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Тема | Re: [BUGS] More SSL questions.. |
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Msg-id | 200501061912.j06JC0M28083@candle.pha.pa.us обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: [BUGS] More SSL questions.. ("Magnus Hagander" <mha@sollentuna.net>) |
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Re: [BUGS] More SSL questions..
(Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Список | pgsql-hackers-win32 |
Magnus, where are you on getting a patch to fe-connect.c::pqGetHomeDirectory() for Win32? Right now the code is reading USERPROFILE or HOME. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Magnus Hagander wrote: > >> The comment in the API for the profile directory says: > >> Version 5.0. The user's profile folder. A typical path is > >C:\Documents > >> and Settings\username. Applications should not create files > >or folders > >> at this level; they should put their data under the > >locations referred > >> to by CSIDL_APPDATA or CSIDL_LOCAL_APPDATA. > >> > >> I think we should stay away from that one if possible. > >> > >> For the MSI install we could always add icons to edit the > >config file if > >> people have a hard time finding it... > >> > >> The files are not hidden any more than they are hidden on > >unix by being > >> named ".postgresql". I don't see this as a big problem. > > > >With Unix you know you can do cd .postgresql or 'ls -a'. I think on > >Win32 almost everyone is using the file explorer and I don't see any > >clean way for them to get into "Application Data" other than by > >modifying the directory properties. Do you? > > First of all, I can confirm that on a completely fresh XP installation > the folder *is* hidden. In case it was still needed confirmation. > > > > The equivalent command on windows is "dir /a". Works just fine. Just use > dir /a "%USERPROFILE%" > will show application data just fine. > > Or for that matter cd "%USERPROFILE%\Application Data". Or if you start > a fresh commandprompt I think it defaults to your profile dir in which > case you just do cd "Application Data". Oh, and tab-complete works fine > with hidden folders... > > A user who doesn't know to use the commandline and doesn't know how to > view hidden files in the Explorer (which for anybody who works with > windows past office is the first thing they turn on in a new install) is > going to be confused *no matter where the file is*. Because he needs to > find the file. And since the file is not ".txt", it doesn't open with > notepad when double-clicked - it brings up a weird dialog asking you if > you want to go to a MS web service to get help to determine which > program to use to open the file. And hell, it's a *textfile*, where is > the GUI. If he can get past the double-click and hey-its-a-textfile, > then the fact that it's in the *windows standard location* is not going > to give him much problems, even if the standard location is hidden by > default. > > Bottom line: I think you're greatly overestimating the trouble caused by > the fact that the appdata folder is hidden. > > //Magnus > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073
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