Re: BUG #2701: PQserverVersion function missing

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Seth Gordon <sethg+pg(at)ropine(dot)com>, pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: BUG #2701: PQserverVersion function missing
Date: 2006-10-24 21:11:07
Message-ID: 200610242111.k9OLB7k24697@momjian.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> >>> Actually, the 8.0.X libpq function would still report 70401 if connected
> >>> to a 7.4.1 database,
> >>
> >> That was exactly the reason why the docs were written like that. Using
> >> two examples that are both from the same major release doesn't seem to
> >> me to be an improvement.
>
> > Actually, the problem with 8.0.X is that the major version number had a
> > zero in it. 8.1 does not, so I think it is actually better to use the
> > same major version number in both examples.
>
> You're ignoring the point at hand, which is exactly that the libpq
> function will work when connected to servers older (in fact much older)
> than it is.

Fine, but the examples are not trying to show that. The example is to
show the trailing zero added for 8.1.

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