Bug#598464: libdbd-pg-perl: Please add patch from upstream BTS to support new PG 9.0 bytea_output default

Thu Oct 7 10:46:37 UTC 2010

severity 598464 wishlist
user pkg-perl-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org
usertags 598464 + post-squeeze
thanks

Max Kosmach <max at tcen.ru> writes:

> New Postgresql 9.0 change bytea_output default from 'escape' to 'hex'
> and DBD:Pg doesn't support 'hex' encoding
>
> Please add patch from upstream BTS - https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=60200

This patch cannot be included for Squeeze: we have already frozen[1] for
the release.  New features are no longer accepted.

We can, however, prepare an update for unstable (which I do not consider
urgent) and (maybe) provide a backport to Squeeze if there is interest.

Regards,
Ansgar

[1] <http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2010/10/msg00002.html>