Re: make test fails for DBD::Pg

Stefan Hornburg wrote:
>
> Is this a known problem ?
>
> Postgres 6.4
> DBI 1.06
> DBD::Pg 0.89
>
> % make test
> [..]
> $sth->{pg_size} .......... ok
> $sth->{pg_type} .......... ok
> $sth->bind_columns ....... ok
> $sth->fetch .............. ok
> $sth->bind_col ........... ok
> $sth->fetch .............. ok
> $sth->{ChopBlanks} ....... ok
> $sth->rows ............... ok
> DBD::Pg::db do failed: pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
>         This probably means the backend terminated abnormally before or while processing the request.
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
>         This probably means the backend terminated abnormally before or while processing the request.
> Database handle destroyed without explicit disconnect.
> Database handle destroyed without explicit disconnect.
> make: *** [test_dynamic] Error 9
>
> >From Postgres log:
> FATAL 1:  Database rumpumpel does not exist in pg_database
> TRAP: Failed Assertion("!(LocalRefCount[-buffer - 1] > 0):", File: "bufmgr.c", Line: 1640)
>
> !(LocalRefCount[-buffer - 1] > 0) (0) [No such file or directory]
> NOTICE:  Message from PostgreSQL backend:
>         The Postmaster has informed me that some other backend died abnormally and possibly corrupted shared memory.
>         I have rolled back the current transaction and am going to terminate your database system connection and
exit.
>         Please reconnect to the database system and repeat your query.
>
> Ciao
>                 Racke
>


It should not be a FATAL error, when a program tries to login to a non-
existing database. Besides that and the fact, that this message shows
up in the log, it never dropped an assertion. What system do you use ?
Could you upgrade to postgresql-6.4.2 ?

Edmund


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