diff -r --unified DBD-Pg-1.00/test.pl DBD-Pg-1.00.alex/test.pl
--- DBD-Pg-1.00/test.pl	Sun May 27 10:10:13 2001
+++ DBD-Pg-1.00.alex/test.pl	Sun Jun 10 15:38:09 2001
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 my $dsn_main = "dbi:Pg:dbname=$dbmain";
 my $dsn_test = "dbi:Pg:dbname=$dbtest";
 
-my ($dbh0, $dbh, $sth);
+my ($dbh0, $dbh, $dbh1, $sth);
 
 #DBI->trace(3); # make your choice
 
@@ -445,16 +445,56 @@
 # end transaction
 $dbh->{AutoCommit} = 1;
 
+# compare large objects
+
 ( $dbh->func($lobjId, 'lo_unlink') )
     and print "\$dbh->func(lo_unlink) ...... ok\n"
     or  print "\$dbh->func(lo_unlink) ...... not ok\n";
 
-# compare large objects
-
 ( $pgin cmp $buf and $pgin cmp $blob )
     and print "compare blobs .............. not ok\n"
     or  print "compare blobs .............. ok\n";
 
+my $fd;
+( $fd=$dbh->func( 'getfd') )
+    and print "\$dbh->func(getfd) .......... ok\n"
+    or  print "\$dbh->func(getfd) .......... not ok\n";
+
+( $dbh->do( 'LISTEN test ') )
+    and print "\$dbh->do('LISTEN test') .... ok\n"
+    or  print "\$dbh->do('LISTEN test') .... not ok\n";
+
+( $dbh1 = DBI->connect("$dsn_test", '', '', { AutoCommit => 1 }) )
+    and print "DBI->connect (for notify)... ok\n"
+    or  die   "DBI->connect (for notify)... not ok: ", $DBI::errstr;
+
+# there should be no data for read on $fd , until we send a notify
+   
+    my $rout;
+    my $rin = '';
+    vec($rin,$fd,1) = 1;
+    my $nfound = select( $rout=$rin, undef, undef, 0);
+
+( $nfound==0 ) 
+    and print "select(\$fd) returns no data. ok\n"
+    or  die   "select(\$fd) returns no data. not ok\n";
+
+( $dbh1->do( 'NOTIFY test ') )
+    and print "\$dbh1->do('NOTIFY test') ... ok\n"
+    or  print "\$dbh1->do('NOTIFY test') ... not ok\n";
+
+    my $nfound = select( $rout=$rin, undef, undef, 1);
+
+( $nfound==1 ) 
+    and print "select(\$fd) returns data.... ok\n"
+    or  die   "select(\$fd) returns data.... not ok\n";
+
+my $notify_r;
+
+( $notify_r = $dbh->func('notifies') ) 
+    and print "\$dbh->func('notifies')...... ok\n"
+    or  die   "\$dbh->func('notifies')...... not ok\n";
+
 ######################### disconnect and drop test database
 
 # disconnect
@@ -462,6 +502,10 @@
 ( $dbh->disconnect )
     and print "\$dbh->disconnect ........... ok\n"
     or  die   "\$dbh->disconnect ........... not ok: ", $DBI::errstr;
+
+( $dbh1->disconnect )
+    and print "\$dbh1->disconnect .......... ok\n"
+    or  die   "\$dbh1->disconnect .......... not ok: ", $DBI::errstr;
 
 $dbh0->do("DROP DATABASE $dbtest");
 $dbh0->disconnect;