GnuCash, Windows 7 and MySQL

[Derek Atkins]

Mike Alexander <mta at umich.edu> writes:

> --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.

Yeah.  It's really only needed on windows right now.

>           Mike

-derek

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