[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #49987] database package: error when trying to connect to a database

[Karen Kuhn]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?49987>

                 Summary: database package: error when trying to connect to a
database
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: kuhn
            Submitted on: Thu 05 Jan 2017 03:48:36 PM GMT
                Category: Octave Forge Package
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: 
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 3.8.2
        Operating System: GNU/Linux

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Details:

I tried to connect to a test database via


conn = pq_connect(setdbopts("host", "localhost","port", "5432","dbname",
"testdb", "user", "superx", "password", ""))


and get the error:


error: octave_pq_get_postgres_oid: could not convert given type tostring
error: could not read types
error: __pq_connect__ failed
error: called from:
error:   /usr/share/octave/packages/database-2.4.2/pq_connect.m atline 112,
column 8


For an empty database I get the same error.

I'm working on a Debian 8.6 machine with postgresql 9.4.9. I installed the
packages struct 1.0.14 and database 2.4.2 without any problem report as root
user via:

pkg install -forge -global -verbose struct
pkg install -forge -global -verbose database




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