> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Biebl [mailto:bi...@debian.org] > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 1:15 AM > To: Debian Bug Tracking System > Subject: Bug#571291: Use SQL_ASCII encoding when creating the > PostgreSQL database > > Package: rsyslog-pgsql > Severity: normal > > As reference: > http://lists.adiscon.net/pipermail/rsyslog/2010-January/003360.html > > upstream recommends to create the postgresql db with encoding > 'SQL_ASCII'
Please let me add that this decision was driven by some users. I have very limited knowledge on that topic. Some comment I received later on was that SQL_ASCII is not a good option for recent postgres releases. I would appreciate solid arguments on the pro and con of this switch. Rainer > > Determine, if we want to use SQL_ASCII in Debian or stick with the > default, UTF-8 > > dbconfig-common's dbc_pgsql_createdb_encoding allows to specify the > encoding but currently fails to create a db using SQL_ASCII as the > template db uses UTF-8. > > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: squeeze/sid > APT prefers unstable > APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > > Kernel: Linux 2.6.33-rc8 (SMP w/1 CPU core) > Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash > > Versions of packages rsyslog-pgsql depends on: > ii dbconfig-common 1.8.45 common framework for > packaging dat > ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.28 Debian configuration > management sy > ii libc6 2.10.2-5 Embedded GNU C Library: > Shared lib > ii libpq5 8.4.2-2+b1 PostgreSQL C client > library > ii rsyslog 4.6.0-1 enhanced multi-threaded > syslogd > ii ucf 3.0025 Update Configuration File: > preserv > > Versions of packages rsyslog-pgsql recommends: > pn postgresql-client <none> (no description available) > > Versions of packages rsyslog-pgsql suggests: > pn postgresql <none> (no description available) > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
