I did 'strace psql dbname' and this was the output after hitting F1: read(0, "\33", 1) = 1 read(0, "O", 1) = 1 read(0, "P", 1) = 1 --- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) --- +++ killed by SIGSEGV +++ CSN --- Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bruce Momjian <pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > CSN wrote: > >> If I'm in psql (via putty, from WinXP to Redhat) > and > >> hit F1-4 (F5+ just display a ~), psql will > >> segmentation fault and exit. > > > My guess is that those send a break or some > control sequence. od -c > > might show you what is being output. > > Try watching the psql process with strace in another > terminal window. > If Bruce's theory is correct (and it sounds good to > me) then you should > be able to see a signal being delivered to psql. > > regards, tom lane > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
