Re: HP/Pgsql/DBD::Pg issue

On Tuesday 01 May 2007 2:46 pm, Ed L. wrote:
> It is indeed a local connection using PGHOST=`hostname`.  That
> name maps to one of the external NIC IPs, not to the normal
> 127.0.0.1 loopback address.  For context, I've seen this a
> number of times over the past couple years, from pgsql 7.3.x
> to 8.1.x, HPUX 11.00 to 11.23, 32-bit-only and 32/64 Itaniums,
> always via a local connection using `hostname` mapping to an
> external NIC.  What it is about the reboots that triggers this
> remains a mystery.

Not to create a red herring, I should add it also fails for
PGHOST=localhost/127...  Only relinking/reinstalling with 32-bit
perl seems to fix it.  I will see if I can tweak fe-connect.c.

Ed