Re: The new FE/BE protocol - Mailing list pgsql-interfaces

From ljb
Subject Re: The new FE/BE protocol
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In response to The new FE/BE protocol  (Bruce Badger <bruce_badger@badgerse.com>)
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bruce_badger@badgerse.com wrote:
> I read that there is a significant new version of the FE/BE protocol on
> the way in the next version of PostgreSQL.
> 
> I'm the author of the Smalltalk PostgreSQL driver, and I'd like to make
> sure that support for the new protocol is available as soon as possible.
> 
> Where will the new protocol be documented (& will documentation precede
> coding?)?
> 
> At what point should I start making dev-builds of PostgreSQL to test out
> the new protocol? (A pointer to the docs on how to do that would be nice
> too).

I second this, as my Tcl driver also depends on the protocol. Can we also
be reassured about compatibility (e.g. new backend will still talk to old
clients)?



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