Simon Riggs <si...@2ndquadrant.com> writes: > * Clarification that this will work for current AND past server versions
The short answer is it works. I do not think we need a longer answer. (The existing comment in libpq says that the "select version()" method works in any server version that supports protocol v2, which means that we will derive a correct server version ID for any server that modern libpq is capable of connecting to at all. I've not gone back to re-verify what I wrote in 2003, but I see no reason to doubt it. We'd have been considerably more fussed about whether PQserverVersion worked correctly for ancient server versions back then than we need be today.) > * Clarification to avoid confusion between VERSION and SERVER_VERSION In what way are these variables not adequately specified already? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers