BUG #5729: psql stopped after invalid surrogate pair

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      5729
Logged by:          Alan Choi
Email address:      alan.choi@emc.com
PostgreSQL version: Version 9.0.1-1
Operating system:   Mac OS X 10.6.4
Description:        psql stopped after invalid surrogate pair
Details:

psql stopped and quit if it encountered an invalid surrogate pair.

Execute the psql client.

Server [localhost]:
Database [postgres]:
Port [5432]:
Username [postgres]:
Password for user postgres:
psql (9.0.1)
Type "help" for help.

postgres=# select E'\uD834';
invalid YY_START

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[Process completed]


The E'\uD834' is an invalid surrogate pair but psql should report it as a
regular parsing error.