my boss decided to upgrade PostGreSQL on our database server without checking into the repercussions. now, because of changes in the way null strings ( as opposed to explicit NULL values ) are handled, some of our sites are breaking with: 

[Tue Apr  6 15:37:04 2004] NewUser.cgi: DBD::Pg::st execute failed: ER
+ROR:  pg_atoi: zero-length string at /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/D
+BIx/Broker.pm line 575.
[Tue Apr  6 15:37:04 2004] NewUser.cgi: Error executing run mode 'real
+ly_pay': Cannot execute statement (error 7): ERROR:  pg_atoi: zero-le
+ngth string

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i already tried a quick-hack fix in DBIx::Broker to set values to NULL if the string val in the array was empty. but that's an ugly bandaid, and i need to fix it RIGHT.

none of the postgres client libs are on the machine in question. IIRC, the client libs need to be there ( even if the client isn't explicitly installed ) for the install process to complete. the DB's on one machine, the web app's on another. pretty standard.

so what strategy have others used to get around this? upgrading DBD::Pg is needed anyway; i don't know if it will explicitly fix the issue, but it's a good move in the right direction.

In reply to upgrading DBD::Pg without client libs by geektron

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