Re: [HACKERS] Re: SIGPIPE gripe

> So ... since we're altering the protocol anyway ... the right fix is
> to alter the protocol a little more.  Remember that "Z" message that
> the backend is now sending at the end of every query cycle?  What
> we ought to do is make the BE send "Z" at completion of startup,
> as well.  (In other words, "Z" will really mean "Ready for Query"
> rather than "Query Done".  This is actually easier to implement in
> postgres.c than the other way.)  Now the client's startup procedure
> looks like
>
>     ...
>
>     Client receives "AUTH_OK"
>
>     Client waits for "Z" ; if get "E" instead, BE startup failed.

BE fails, client gets SIGPIPE? or client waits forever?

-dg

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