> > > psql .psqlrc file startup(Andrew)
> > Unfortunately I simply don't have time to implement any of the nicer suggestions
> > for how this should work. I wish I did...
> 
> OK, what are we doing the .psqlrc.  Can you send the old patch, or are
> we dropping it for 6.3?
> 
> -- 
> Bruce Momjian
> maillist@candle.pha.pa.us
> 

Here's the patch I supplied before:

*** src/bin/psql/psql.c.orig    Fri Jun 20 21:54:31 1997
--- src/bin/psql/psql.c Fri Jun 20 22:23:49 1997
***************
*** 1598,1603 ****
--- 1598,1605 ----
      bool            singleSlashCmd = 0;
      int             c;
  
+     char           *home = NULL;  /* Used to store $HOME */
+ 
      memset(&settings, 0, sizeof settings);
      settings.opt.align = 1;
      settings.opt.header = 1;
***************
*** 1728,1733 ****
--- 1730,1760 ----
        printf("   type \\g or terminate with semicolon to execute query\n");
        printf(" You are currently connected to the database: %s\n\n", dbname);
      }
+ 
+     /*
+      * 20.06.97 ACRM See if we've got a /etc/psqlrc or .psqlrc file
+      */
+     if(!access("/etc/psqlrc",R_OK))
+        HandleSlashCmds(&settings, "\\i /etc/psqlrc", "");
+     if((home = getenv("HOME"))!=NULL) {
+        char *psqlrc = NULL,
+        *line   = NULL;
+ 
+        if((psqlrc = (char *)malloc(strlen(home) + 10))!=NULL) {
+           sprintf(psqlrc, "%s/.psqlrc", home);
+           if(!access(psqlrc, R_OK)) {
+              if((line = (char *)malloc(strlen(psqlrc) + 5))!=NULL) {
+                 sprintf(line, "\\i %s", psqlrc);
+                 HandleSlashCmds(&settings, line, "");
+                 free(line);
+              }
+           }
+           free(psqlrc);
+        }
+     }
+     /* End of check for psqlrc files */
+ 
+     
      if (qfilename || singleSlashCmd) {
        /*
         * read in a file full of queries instead of reading in queries



Andrew

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Re: [HACKERS] Current open 6.3 issues