Re: NOT EXIST for PREPARE

On 24 March 2016 at 20:03, Yury Zhuravlev <u(dot)zhuravlev(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
wrote:

> I have a big question. What need to do with message protocol?
> If we write name in Parse message we store prepared statement. I see some
> solutions for this problem but all not ideal:
> 1. We can add second char token for parse message. But too serious change.
> 2. We can try add parameter to tail of message. But in tail we have
> variable length array with parameters. 3. Detect prefix of prepared name.
> For example "__". Effects think clear.
>

I really, really doubt you can change this before we do a protocol version
bump. The current protocol is too inflexible and doesn't have any kind of
capabilities negotiation. I don't think any of those options can work.

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