Re: [PATCH] ECPG bug fix in preproc when indicator struct is shorter than record struct

> Attached is a proposed patch to fix a bug in the ECPG preprocessor
> that generates application code that core dumps at run-time. When the
> input pgc code uses a record struct for returning query results and
> uses an indicator struct that has fewer fields than the record
> struct, the generated .c code will compile with no warning but core
> dump. This situation comes up when a developer adds a field to an
> existing query, adds the field to the record struct and forgets to
> add the field to the indicator struct.

Thanks for spotting and fixing, committed.

> The attached sample files are a simple sample of pgc code that can be
> used to see the difference in before and after generation and the
> before and after generated code.

Next time it would be nice if the test case was self-contained. Wasn't
that difficult to figure out the table layout, though. :)

> If accepted, this bug fix can be back ported to earlier versions of
> ecpg as well.

As usual this will be done after a couple of days, if no problems
appear. I'm pretty sure there won't but sticking to my workflow here.

Michael
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