Re: BUG #3858: psql hangs if called as postgres is coming online

(gdb) backtrace
#0  0x91542152 in poll$UNIX2003 ()
#1  0x0004867a in pqSocketCheck ()
#2  0x00048a41 in pqWaitTimed ()
#3  0x00042cbc in connectDBComplete ()
#4  0x00044b02 in PQsetdbLogin ()
#5  0x0000d30f in main ()


-faisal

On Jan 8, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:

> Faisal N. Jawdat wrote:
>
>> If I use psql on a local database while the daemon is coming
>> online, psql
>> hangs and most be killed.  Subsequent psql processes will connect
>> without
>> incident.
>
> This is strange.  When the postmaster is not ready to receive
> connections, psql is supposed to die with an error message stating so.
> It should not hang under no circumstances.
>
> Can you get a backtrace of the hung psql process?
>
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