Sorry, I can not reproduce this error.
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> POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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>
>
> Your name : Marek Mintal
> Your email address : mintal@alert.sk
>
> Category : runtime: back-end: SQL
> Severity : serious
>
> Summary: connection to the backend is lost while using a rule
>
> System Configuration
> --------------------
> Operating System : linux 2.0.36 ELF
>
> PostgreSQL version : 6.4.2, 6.5
>
> Compiler used : gcc 2.7.2.3
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> Hardware:
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> Linux main.ews.sk 2.0.36 #7 Mon Apr 26 15:25:25 CEST 1999 i686 unknown
>
> Versions of other tools:
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> gmake 3.76.1
> flex 2.5.4
>
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>
> Problem Description:
> --------------------
> example:create table c (inout int4);
> create table l (totalin int4, totalout int4);
> insert into l values(0,0);
>
> create rule c_in as on insert to c where new.inout > 0 do instead update l set totalin=new.inout;
> insert into c values(1);
> insert into c values(-1);
>
> result:
>
>
>
>
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> Test Case:
> ----------
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
>
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> Solution:
> ---------
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