Re: libpq5 8.3 breaks 8.2 compatibility with encodings

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org, Martin Pitt <martin(at)piware(dot)de>
Subject: Re: libpq5 8.3 breaks 8.2 compatibility with encodings
Date: 2007-10-12 16:54:27
Message-ID: 29275.1192208067@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> writes:
> Perhaps we should leave a gap where JOHAB used to be and add it at the end.
> Otherwise we may have to do a soname exercise.

The question to me is whether the encoding numbers used by libpq
should be considered anything other than black-box numbers. initdb
is arguably assuming more than it ought to about what they mean.

regards, tom lane

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