Re: Updating psql for features of new FE/BE protocol

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> Since libpq now keeps track of transaction state, it would be a simple
> matter to add a prompt-string % construct to show something that indicates
> the state 

greg=> SELECT 'I am idle';
greg=*> SELECT 'I am in a transaction';
greg=!> SELECT 'I am in a failed transaction, please save me.';


> Not sure how important that really is, given that we don't recommend 
> running psql against servers of different versions.

We also do not check the version or throw a warning on a mismatched 
version, something I think it may be time to reevaluate.

Everything else sounds good.


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Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com
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