> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us]
> Sent: 13 October 2005 20:41
> To: Dave Page
> Cc: Martijn van Oosterhout; Thomas Hallgren;
> pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: [HACKERS] pg_config --pgxs on Win32
>
> "Dave Page" <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> writes:
> > When we first discussed this I posted a very simple example 'cd /'
> > which does absolutely nothing unlike 'cd \' or 'cd \\' which work as
> > expected, quite possibly for the reason you suggest.
> Although the / is
> > accepted, I don't believe it can be called reliable as it obviously
> > doesn't work in all situations.
>
> However, that's not the issue here. AFAIK, pg_config will
> only put out
> fully qualified paths, that is "C:/foo", so the risk that something
> starting with slash will be misinterpreted seems irrelevant to me.
>
> If it doesn't always prepend a drive letter, let's see about fixing
> that instead.

Won't help:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>mkdir c:\foo

C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd c:/foo
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd /foo
The system cannot find the path specified.

C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd c:\foo

C:\foo>

Regards, Dave

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On 10/14/05, Dave Page <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> wrote:
> Won't help:
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>mkdir c:\foo
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd c:/foo
> The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd /foo
> The system cannot find the path specified.
>
> C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd c:\foo
>
> C:\foo>
>
> Regards, Dave
>

Can't prepend a drive name anyways with 'cd', what if you're on a
different drive?

=Win2kpro=====================
E:\>cd "c:/Test"
The system cannot find the path specified.

E:\>c:

C:\Test>cd "/Test"
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Test>cd /
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\Test>cd "c:/"

C:\Test>cd \

C:\>cd "/Test"
The syntax of the command is incorrect.

C:\>cd "Test/Test2"

C:\Test\Test2>

--
Christopher A. Watford
christopher.watford@gmail.com

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> On 10/14/05, Dave Page <dpage@vale-housing.co.uk> wrote:
> > Won't help:
> >
> > Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> > (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>mkdir c:\foo
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd c:/foo
> > The system cannot find the path specified.
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd /foo
> > The system cannot find the path specified.
> >
> > C:\Documents and Settings\dpage>cd c:\foo
> >
> > C:\foo>
> >
> > Regards, Dave
> >
>
> Can't prepend a drive name anyways with 'cd', what if you're on a
> different drive?
>
> =Win2kpro=====================
> E:\>cd "c:/Test"
> The system cannot find the path specified.

Try "cd /D c:/Test"

The /D option changes the current directory *and* the current drive in one
command.

--
Matt Emmerton


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