Re: psql dumps core on \d command (7.1.1) - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: psql dumps core on \d command (7.1.1)
Date
Msg-id 200106041336.f54Dadu07486@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to psql dumps core on \d command (7.1.1)  (Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca>)
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Upgrade to 7.1.2.  Fixed.

> Postgresql v7.1.1
>
> THe system is:
>   SunOS eddie 5.8 Generic_108528-07 sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-Enterprise
>
> Compiled with gcc 2.95.2
>
> Compilation configuration:
>   env CFLAGS='-O2 -pipe' ./configure --prefix=/opt/pgsql
>
> The following is a script of psql session:
>
>   securewww=> \du
>   Did not find any relation named "u".
>   Segmentation Fault (core dumped)
>
> Don't know if it is of any relevance, but postgres was compiled
> without readline library.
>
> The above bug happens *every* time I attempt to type "\du".  Of
> course, the first time I typed it by mistake, since I really don't
> have a relation named `u'.  The bug also happens when entering an
> invalid backslash command, e.g. "\m".
>
> This bug *could* be a duplicate of bug #333
> http://www.ca.postgresql.org/bugs/bugs.php?4~333
> with one exception: I have postgresql 7.1 running on FreeBSD
> 4.3-STABLE, installed from the ports tree, and in that installation
> psql does *NOT* exhibit the above manfunction.
>
> If the core file would be of any value, please let me know, and I'll
> send it.
>
> Many thanks,
> --
> Arcady Genkin
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