I see the following symptom using current sources...

                                           -Thomas

myst> psql
psql: pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
 This probably means the backend terminated abnormally
 before or while processing the request.
myst> createdb
CREATE DATABASE
myst> psql
Welcome to psql, the PostgreSQL interactive terminal.

Type:  \copyright for distribution terms
       \h for help with SQL commands
       \? for help on internal slash commands
       \g or terminate with semicolon to execute query
       \q to quit

lockhart=#




Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:40:32 +0000
Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>
Problem with error detection in libpq?
Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
> I see the following symptom using current sources...
> myst> psql
> psql: pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.

No sign of this here.  I last pulled a CVS update Tuesday evening,
so if it's broken the breakage is very recent.

			regards, tom lane

Fri, 14 Jul 2000 11:51:57 -0400
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Re: Problem with error detection in libpq? 
> No sign of this here.  I last pulled a CVS update Tuesday evening,
> so if it's broken the breakage is very recent.

Hmm. It is possible that it is related to my "nested block comment"
code, but I don't see how that would be related.

                   - Thomas

Fri, 14 Jul 2000 16:11:35 +0000
Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>
Re: Problem with error detection in libpq?