On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 04:21:24PM -0700, David E. Wheeler wrote:
> Hackers,
>
> Shouldn't a call to elog(NOTICE) invalidate the current tranaction?
I assume you mean elog(ERROR)?
> david=# begin;
> BEGIN
> Time: 0.178 ms
> david=# do language plperl $$ elog(ERROR, 'foo')$$;
> ERROR: foo at line 1.
> CONTEXT: PL/Perl anonymous code block
> david=# select true;
> bool
> ------
> t
> (1 row)
>
> Time: 0.203 ms
>
> The docs say:
>
> > ERROR raises an error condition; if this is not trapped by the surrounding Perl code, the error propagates out to
thecalling query, causing the current transaction or subtransaction to be aborted.
>
> So I'm surprised that the transaction is not aborted. Bug?
Well, git head show an error:
test=> begin;BEGINtest=> do language plperl $$ elog(ERROR, 'foo')$$;ERROR: foo at line 1.CONTEXT: PL/Perl anonymous
codeblocktest=> select true;ERROR: current transaction is aborted, commands ignored until end oftransaction block
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