Michael Paesold wrote: > [moved to hackers] > > Is this a regression in the stable branches? If so, shouldn't we do a new > release rather immediately? What do others think about this situation? > > Can you remember regressions in stable branches in the past? How were those > it handled? I think "waiting for months" (i.e. for the next major bug fixes) > is not the correct answer here. IMHO, the latest released version should be > known best in all components.
Yea, it is a regression, and yea, we hate when that happens. Let's see how many people have a problem with it and we can review if we need a minor release to fix it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Best Regards, > Michael Paesold > > > Bruce Momjian wrote: > > Michael Fuhr wrote: > >> On Thu, Oct 13, 2005 at 09:49:20AM -0600, Michael Fuhr wrote: > >> > ecpg in 8.0.4 seems not to like the macros. I get the same error, > >> > but not if I do this: > >> > > >> > VARCHAR t[256]; > >> > VARCHAR o[256]; > >> > > >> > ecpg in 8.1beta3 works either way. > >> > >> This appears to be the guilty commit, which was made to 7.4, 8.0, > >> and HEAD (8.1): > >> > >> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-08/msg00266.php > >> > >> It was recently fixed in HEAD only: > >> > >> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/2005-10/msg00043.php > > > > Good catch! I have backpatched these fixes to the 8.0 and 7.4 branches > > as you suggested, (identical) patches attached. > > > > The big problem is that we might not make releases on these branches for > > months, so anyone needing the fix should download CVS for those > > branches. > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
