What should be done with this patch? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dennis Björklund wrote: > The mbvalidate() function was called on the PGresult strings, and it > changes the strings (removes unknown characters). > > I've change the validation function to one that either returns a new > string when needed or NULL when the string already was validating. The > normal case is to have validating strings so in most cases no new strings > are created. > > I have not included changes to avoid sending non validating strings to the > server. It's not clear what is the best way to solve it. Maybe one should > just do a stupid fix for 7.4 and validate the strings like above and just > delete non validating strings. It is possible to solve it in a better way, > but it's more complicated. We have 4 different charsets to think about in > psql. The server, the client, the terminal and the message catalog (the > last two usually matches, but not always). I would prefer to find a good > solution instead of just patching one small problem after another. > > -- > /Dennis Content-Description: [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (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 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
