Thread: psql dumps core when entering invalid backslash command
Lukas Ertl (l.ertl@univie.ac.at) reports a bug with a severity of 2 The lower the number the more severe it is. Short Description psql dumps core when entering invalid backslash command Long Description PostgreSQL v. 7.1.1., running on FreeBSD 4.3, standard installation via the ports collection. When entering an invalid backslash command in psql (like "\m"), psql dumps core, psql gives error "Invalid command", butthen dumps core. Sample Code httplog=# \m Invalid command \m. Try \? for help. Segmentation fault (core dumped) No file was uploaded with this report
> Lukas Ertl (l.ertl@univie.ac.at) reports a bug with a severity of 2 > PostgreSQL v. 7.1.1., running on FreeBSD 4.3, standard installation via the ports collection. > > When entering an invalid backslash command in psql (like "\m"), psql dumps core, psql gives error "Invalid command", butthen dumps core. > > Sample Code > httplog=# \m > Invalid command \m. Try \? for help. > Segmentation fault (core dumped) Upgrade to 7.1.2 when it comes out or get the latest from the 7.1 branch from CVS. -- Peter Eisentraut peter_e@gmx.net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter
pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
> psql dumps core when entering invalid backslash command
Yup, known bug inadvertently introduced in 7.1.1, already fixed for 7.1.2.
(Hey Marc, where is 7.1.2 anyway?)
regards, tom lane
> pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes: > > psql dumps core when entering invalid backslash command > > Yup, known bug inadvertently introduced in 7.1.1, already fixed for 7.1.2. > > (Hey Marc, where is 7.1.2 anyway?) We were waiting on some optimizer change, I thought. I don't remember the specifics but I thought it had to do with UNION plans. Also, there was some talk of waiting to get a port added (QNX?). -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
On Mon, 21 May 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > Lukas Ertl (l.ertl@univie.ac.at) reports a bug with a severity of 2 > > > > Sample Code > > httplog=# \m > > Invalid command \m. Try \? for help. > > Segmentation fault (core dumped) > > Upgrade to 7.1.2 when it comes out or get the latest from the 7.1 branch > from CVS. When is 7.1.2 planned to be released? regards, le -- Lukas Ertl eMail: l.ertl@univie.ac.at WWW-Redaktion Tel.: (+43 1) 4277-14073 Zentraler Informatikdienst (ZID) Fax.: (+43 1) 4277-9140 der Universität Wien
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
>> (Hey Marc, where is 7.1.2 anyway?)
> We were waiting on some optimizer change, I thought. I don't remember
> the specifics but I thought it had to do with UNION plans.
No such issue pending that I know of.
regards, tom lane