Re: Strange behaviour with incompatible psql/server

From: Pavan Deolasee <pavan(dot)deolasee(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnakangas(at)vmware(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Strange behaviour with incompatible psql/server
Date: 2012-11-28 09:46:23
Message-ID: CABOikdNA5ucOh0y8TkVXmSjZ0Ka8ftCgFXGR8UbxReP3Xa=Evg@mail.gmail.com
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On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Pavan Deolasee <pavan(dot)deolasee(at)gmail(dot)com>wrote:

>
>
> Should this not be back patched ? The error that's coming because not
> having this fix is rather very strange and hard to debug for any average
> individual. I'd almost concluded that one should NEVER use an old psql with
> a new server even though the warning that comes is not too glaring.
>
>
Never mind. I just read the email thread leading to this commit. This
wasn't a bug fix per se and that's probably the reason why this was never
back patched. The discussion itself looked quite inconclusive as well.

Thanks,
Pavan

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