On Debian the .psqlrc runs into an error - :VERSION_NAME is wrong

[Markus Flechtner]

pascal:/var/lib/postgresql [pgd13]$ psql
psql:/var/lib/postgresql/.psqlrc:5: ERROR: syntax error at or near "("
LINE 1: select substring(''||13.5 (Debian 13.5-0+deb11u1), 1, positi...
^
psql:/var/lib/postgresql/.psqlrc:6: error: /var/lib/postgresql/tvdtoolbox/pgbasenv/scripts/.run.:pgreleasenum: No such file or directory
psql (13.5 (Debian 13.5-0+deb11u1))
Type "help" for help.

[Roland Stirnimann]

Hi Markus, what returns this statement on your system?

select ''||:VERSION_NAME;

[Markus Flechtner]

postgres=# select ''||:VERSION_NAME; ERROR: syntax error at or near "(" LINE 1: select ''||13.5 (Debian 13.5-0+deb11u1); ^

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On 14. Mar 2022, at 09:53, Roland Stirnimann ***@***.***> wrote: Hi Markus, what returns this statement on your system? select ''||:VERSION_NAME; — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#10 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQADA2RYQMIM2GHXWSLALALU735ARANCNFSM5QUWTKWA>. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.

[mmuehlbeyer]

Hi @markusdba
could you share the contents of .psqlrc?

best,
michael

[Markus Flechtner]

Everything generated by pgBasenv:

pascal:/var/lib/postgresql [pgd13]$ cat .psqlrc
-- PGBASENV BEGIN ---------------------------------
\set pgbasenv_base echo "/var/lib/postgresql/tvdtoolbox/pgbasenv"
! /var/lib/postgresql/tvdtoolbox/pgbasenv/bin/scriptmgr.sh prep
select substring(''||:VERSION_NAME, 1, position('.' in ''||:VERSION_NAME)-1) as pgreleasenum
\gset
\i :pgbasenv_base/scripts/.run.:pgreleasenum
-- PGBASENV END -----------------------------------

[mmuehlbeyer]

did you use the built-in debian postgres repo?

If yes I would recommend to use the public postgres repo and test again

[Roland Stirnimann]

Hi Markus, I think we found the workaround resp. fix. Can you please adapt temporarily your .psqlrc file and add two single quotes? Please set :VERSION_NAME in your .psqlrc into single quotes like this: :'VERSION_NAME'

select substring(''||:'VERSION_NAME', 1, position('.' in ''||:'VERSION_NAME')-1) as pgreleasenum

If this works, Michael will add the fix... Thank you!

[Markus Flechtner]

Works fine. Thank you for your quick support.

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On 14. Mar 2022, at 11:45, Roland Stirnimann ***@***.***> wrote: Hi Markus, I think we found the workaround resp. fix. Can you please adapt temporarily your .psqlrc file and add two single quotes? Please set :VERSION_NAME in your .psqlrc into single quotes like this: :'VERSION_NAME' select substring(''||:'VERSION_NAME', 1, position('.' in ''||:'VERSION_NAME')-1) as pgreleasenum If this works, Michael will add the fix... Thank you! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#10 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AQADA2SDP6XXCIGNRDKTPJ3U74KFZANCNFSM5QUWTKWA>. Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS <https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1477376905?ct=notification-email&mt=8&pt=524675> or Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android&referrer=utm_campaign%3Dnotification-email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dgithub>. You are receiving this because you were mentioned.