Re: client_encoding directive is ignored in

OK, can we better document that GUC client_encoding is broken, then fix
in 7.4?

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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Yep.  Tatsuo, you should apply the patch to fix the problem.  Shame this
> > didn't make it into 7.3.2.  Should we backpatch?
> 
> No.  I'm not happy that we're breaking libpq for pre-7.2 servers, and
> I definitely don't want to see it done in 7.3.  That's way too short
> notice.  Especially it's not something to spring on people in a
> dot-release.  Put it in 7.4 with a fat compatibility warning in the
> release notes.
> 
>             regards, tom lane
> 
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