Re: BUG #1050: cannot restore db at postgresql 7.4.1

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: tach(at)valinux(dot)co(dot)jp
Cc: "PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: BUG #1050: cannot restore db at postgresql 7.4.1
Date: 2004-01-15 04:49:54
Message-ID: 19567.1074142194@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org> writes:
> The release notes of 7.4 saids:
> COPY now can process files that use carriage-return or
> carriage-return/line-feed end-of-line sequences. Literal carriage-returns
> and line-feeds are no longer accepted in data values; use \r and \n instead.

> I think this is bug and pg_dump/pg_restore should
> be fixed to keep with this modification.

This was a deliberate change and will not be undone, even though it does
create compatibility issues with dumps from very old PG versions.
The best workaround I know of for dumping from such an old server is to
use the "dump as INSERT commands" option.

regards, tom lane

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