Re: psql is broken in 8.4

From: Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: psql is broken in 8.4
Date: 2009-05-21 13:53:45
Message-ID: 4A155CE9.9000307@enterprisedb.com
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Zdenek Kotala wrote:
> last version of psql is broken:
>
> psql (8.4beta1, server 8.3.7)
> WARNING: psql version 8.4, server version 8.3.
> Some psql features might not work.
> Type "help" for help.
>
> postgres=# \d test
> ERROR: syntax error at or near ","
> LINE 1: ...index, relhasrules, reltriggers <> 0, relhasoids, ,'',
> relta...
> ^
> It should work. I think describeTableDetails() does not have something
> like: if (pset.sversion >= 80100) ...

I fixed this a while ago:

revision 1.211
date: 2009/05/04 17:31:35; author: heikki; state: Exp; lines: +2 -2
Fix the query used for \d against 8.2 and 8.3 servers.

Should work with a fresh checkout.

> Another problem is with resultset. When I run for example following
> command I got this output:
>
> postgres=# select oid from pg_am;
> oid
> ------
> 403
> 405
> 783
> 2742
> 

That's odd. Work for me. Can you try to debug that, please?

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Heikki Linnakangas
EnterpriseDB http://www.enterprisedb.com

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