GnuCash, Windows 7 and MySQL

[Mike Alexander]

--On December 6, 2010 9:21:44 AM -0500 Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> 
wrote:

> Mike Alexander <mta at umich.edu> writes:
>
>> I think it would be better to use an ifdef (although the ifdef could
>> control whether to do the replacement you describe) since it's
>> possible, although unlikely, to have localhost be something other
>> than 127.0.0.1 on a non-Windows system.
>
> Not that I disagree with you, but except for CMU in the 1980s and 90s
> I have never seen anyone use something OTHER than 127.0.0.1 for
> localhost. Having said that, I think only forcing the resolution
> internall for G_OS_WIN32 is just fine.

Right, it's rarely, if ever, done.  However, I hate to make it 
impossible.  That could really surprise someone someday.

           Mike