Re: [HACKERS] Windows default to localhost is in the wrong place
Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> ISTM that libpq itself ought to default to localhost, rather than >> failing, on machines that don't have Unix sockets. > So then it would be picked up by pg_dump, createdb etc., plus third > party clients? Not a bad idea. Are you going to fix it for 8.0? If I don't hear any objections in the next few hours ... regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])
Re: [HACKERS] Windows default to localhost is in the wrong place
Tom Lane wrote: Isn't this fix in the wrong place? 2004-03-23 22:10 momjian * src/bin/psql/startup.c: >>Also, what is the default connection mode of psql? It should probably be >>equivalent to "-h localhost", shouldn't it? >> >> > >Now that is something I had not thought of. Seems we can assume a Win32 >psql can never use unix domain sockets, so defaulting that to localhost >is a good solution too. Andrew Dunstan ISTM that libpq itself ought to default to localhost, rather than failing, on machines that don't have Unix sockets. So then it would be picked up by pg_dump, createdb etc., plus third party clients? Not a bad idea. Are you going to fix it for 8.0? cheers andrew ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
[HACKERS] Windows default to localhost is in the wrong place
Isn't this fix in the wrong place? 2004-03-23 22:10 momjian * src/bin/psql/startup.c: >>Also, what is the default connection mode of psql? It should probably be >>equivalent to "-h localhost", shouldn't it? >> >> > >Now that is something I had not thought of. Seems we can assume a Win32 >psql can never use unix domain sockets, so defaulting that to localhost >is a good solution too. Andrew Dunstan ISTM that libpq itself ought to default to localhost, rather than failing, on machines that don't have Unix sockets. regards, tom lane ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
