AW: BUG #19113: Missing updated libpq5 rpm in repo pgdg-common after minor release to 18.1

Hello Devrim,

thanks for supplying the updated libpq5.

But there exists another big problem witth libpq and fedora!

The Fedora 43 supplied libpq uses a different API and has (at least) the entrypoint PQservice, which was removed in PG18 beta2 and further.

Now the libpq5.so files from fedora 43 and pgdg_common are not more interoperable!

This causes php85 (compiled by remi collet) to fail to load when the libpq from pgdg_common is installed!

This API difference can cause many more problems with other client software using pg18.

I have put all the details on remis blog:

https://github.com/remicollet/remirepo/issues/321

The problem persists with the libpq 18.1 and the GA release of php85 today/tomorrow (new php85 rpms already available). (checked 19.11.2025 12:00)

Since the problem lies in the different libpq's (not a fault of php itself) I kindly ask you to contact fedora build team to use the correct libpq API (eleminite these beta entries).

The whole process of updates from upstream (postgres) to libpq building for fedora seems to be broken (since they still use beta interface)!

Perhaps you have much better connections into RedHat tthen I have as a normal user.

When needed we can move to separate thread on this issue.

Best regards

Hans Buschmann

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Von: Devrim Gündüz <devrim(at)gunduz(dot)org>
Gesendet: Dienstag, 18. November 2025 22:02
An: Hans Buschmann; pgsql-bugs(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Betreff: Re: BUG #19113: Missing updated libpq5 rpm in repo pgdg-common after minor release to 18.1

Hi,

On Sat, 2025-11-15 at 12:11 +0000, PG Bug reporting form wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
> Bug reference: 19113
> Logged by: Hans Buschmann
> Email address: buschmann(at)nidsa(dot)net
> PostgreSQL version: 18.1
> Operating system: Fedora 42 Server x86-64 and Fedora 43
> Description:
>
> Following the minor release at thursday, 13.11.2025 I am trying to
> update
> our development/production systems to Version 18.1 on Fedora 42/43.
>
> The automatic update works fine, new versions are found in pgdg18
> repo.
>
> But there is no updated libpq5 library in pgdg-common!
>
> Since there has been a security fix in libpq according to the newest
> release notes I would expect an updated package.

Sorry for the delay. Pushed packages to the repo.

Regards,
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Devrim Gündüz
Open Source Solution Architect, PostgreSQL Major Contributor
BlueSky: @devrim.gunduz.org , @gunduz.org