6.2 protocol
ODBC still has code to handle 6.2 backends:
/* This startup packet is to support pre-Postgres 6.3 protocol */
typedef struct _StartupPacket6_2
{
unsigned int authtype;
char database[PATH_SIZE];
char user[NAMEDATALEN];
char options[ARGV_SIZE];
char execfile[ARGV_SIZE];
char tty[PATH_SIZE];
} StartupPacket6_2;
Do we still want to carry that code around in ODBC?
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Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
ODBC still has code to handle 6.2 backends:
Do we still want to carry that code around in ODBC?
I'd suggest retiring the 6.2 *and* 6.3 code from ODBC, so that it only
needs to support one protocol version, and then we can also retire its
"6.2/6.3/6.4" protocol option switch. AFAICS that option switch serves
only to confuse newbies --- I recall a fair number of questions along
the line of "I'm running PG 6.5 (or 7.0), where do I get an ODBC that
will talk to it?" since after all it does not say ">= 6.4".
Besides, anyone still running 6.3 or before needs to be prodded,
none too gently, to upgrade ...
regards, tom lane
OK, I have applied the following patch to remove ODBC protocol-version
handling. I have kept the protocol-version fields and assignments, in
case it is useful in the future. Comments?
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
ODBC still has code to handle 6.2 backends:
Do we still want to carry that code around in ODBC?I'd suggest retiring the 6.2 *and* 6.3 code from ODBC, so that it only
needs to support one protocol version, and then we can also retire its
"6.2/6.3/6.4" protocol option switch. AFAICS that option switch serves
only to confuse newbies --- I recall a fair number of questions along
the line of "I'm running PG 6.5 (or 7.0), where do I get an ODBC that
will talk to it?" since after all it does not say ">= 6.4".Besides, anyone still running 6.3 or before needs to be prodded,
none too gently, to upgrade ...regards, tom lane
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-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce MomjianOK, I have applied the following patch to remove ODBC protocol-version
handling. I have kept the protocol-version fields and assignments, in
case it is useful in the future. Comments?
Hmm, could only you 2 decide it so quickly ?
For whom pgsql ODBC driver is ?
Regards,
Hiroshi Inoue
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce MomjianOK, I have applied the following patch to remove ODBC protocol-version
handling. I have kept the protocol-version fields and assignments, in
case it is useful in the future. Comments?Hmm, could only you 2 decide it so quickly ?
For whom pgsql ODBC driver is ?
I can put it back. You want it back?
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From: Bruce Momjian [mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us]-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce MomjianOK, I have applied the following patch to remove ODBC protocol-version
handling. I have kept the protocol-version fields and assignments, in
case it is useful in the future. Comments?Hmm, could only you 2 decide it so quickly ?
For whom pgsql ODBC driver is ?I can put it back. You want it back?
Yes.
ISTM discussion is needed before the change.
Regards,
Hiroshi Inoue
Hmm, could only you 2 decide it so quickly ?
For whom pgsql ODBC driver is ?I can put it back. You want it back?
Yes.
ISTM discussion is needed before the change.
OK, let's discuss. Why should ODBC still support 6.3 and 6.2 databases?
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