Re: [HACKERS] solution for psql segmentation fault ??

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: sean dreilinger <sean(at)savvysearch(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] solution for psql segmentation fault ??
Date: 1999-06-25 13:21:23
Message-ID: 24750.930316883@sss.pgh.pa.us
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sean dreilinger <sean(at)savvysearch(dot)com> writes:
> i've scoured the mail list logs and found many requests for assistance
> with this problem:
> ``i just built the new pgsql release and now psql quits with a
> segmentation fault every time i run it''

You have? This is the first I've heard of it ...

Can you provide a gdb backtrace from the corefile?

> i'm guessing its something to do with versions of readline/glibc but don't

If you suspect readline, there's a switch you can give to prevent psql
from using readline --- does psql -n behave any differently?

regards, tom lane

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