Re: client_encoding directive is ignored in

OK, can we better document that GUC client_encoding is broken, then fix
in 7.4?

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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Yep. Tatsuo, you should apply the patch to fix the problem. Shame this
> > didn't make it into 7.3.2. Should we backpatch?
>
> No. I'm not happy that we're breaking libpq for pre-7.2 servers, and
> I definitely don't want to see it done in 7.3. That's way too short
> notice. Especially it's not something to spring on people in a
> dot-release. Put it in 7.4 with a fat compatibility warning in the
> release notes.
>
> regards, tom lane
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