Re: BUG #18224: message bug in libpqwalreceiver.c. - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: BUG #18224: message bug in libpqwalreceiver.c.
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Msg-id 750771.1701698849@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: BUG #18224: message bug in libpqwalreceiver.c.  (Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>)
Responses Re: BUG #18224: message bug in libpqwalreceiver.c.
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Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> writes:
> I've changed
> it to add a comment instead which explains why we check for < 3 and write that
> we expect 4 in the error message.  It could be argued that we should say that
> we expect "3 or more" fields but given the age of the change we clearly do
> expect 4 at this point.

I disagree with making this error message lie about what the test was.
Clearly we need to s/3, 1/1, 3/ but I don't think the number should
be different from what we actually allow.

Having said that, maybe there's a case for requiring 4 columns now.
I agree it's pretty unlikely that current releases would see a pre-9.4
server on the other end of the line.

            regards, tom lane



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