Re: libpq version
David Wheeler <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.db.postgresql.dbdpg |
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On Apr 24, 2006, at 09:45, Bill Moseley wrote: > My question is: should I rebuild DBD::Pg to use the newer libpq > library? Yes. > Any noticeable/notable changes between libpq.so.3.1 and libpq.so.4.1 > with regard to DBD::Pg? Yes. Most significant is that DBD::Pg and libpq 3.x support server- side prepares. But you can turn them off if you need to. They won't be used at all when you connect to a 7.4 database, IIRC. > And will the change create any problems for > code that may still connect to the 7.4 database with DBD::Pg? It shouldn't, but before you put it into production, test it! Best, David