BUG #8266: Problem with \d and ::regclass when tables have utf8 chars in their name

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 8266
Logged by: Denis de Bernardy
Email address: ddebernardy@yahoo.com
PostgreSQL version: 9.2.4
Operating system: OSX Lion
Description:

As identified in this StackOverflow thread:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17353469/postgresql-and-unicode-table-names-why-can-i-not-select-the-table-name-from-the/

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# create table pinkƒpink1 (id serial);
NOTICE: CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence "pink?pink1_id_seq" for
serial column "pink?pink1.id"
CREATE TABLE
# select 'pinkƒpink1'::name;
name
------------
pinkƒpink1
(1 row)

# select 'pinkƒpink1'::regclass;
regclass
-------------
"pinkpink1"
(1 row)

# select relname from pg_class where oid = 'pinkƒpink1'::regclass;
relname
-----------
pinkpink1

# select relname from pg_class where relname = 'pinkƒpink1'::name;
relname
---------
(0 rows)

# select relname from pg_class where relname = 'pinkpink1';
relname
---------
(0 rows)

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It doesn't seem to affect Debian.

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