Fix bugs in libpq's GSSAPI encryption support.

The critical issue fixed here is that if a GSSAPI-encrypted connection
is successfully made, pqsecure_open_gss() cleared conn->allow_ssl_try,
as an admittedly-hacky way of preventing us from then trying to tunnel
SSL encryption over the already-encrypted connection.  The problem
with that is that if we abandon the GSSAPI connection because of a
failure during authentication, we would not attempt SSL encryption
in the next try with the same server.  This can lead to unexpected
connection failure, or silently getting a non-encrypted connection
where an encrypted one is expected.

Fortunately, we'd only manage to make a GSSAPI-encrypted connection
if both client and server hold valid tickets in the same Kerberos
infrastructure, which is a relatively uncommon environment.
Nonetheless this is a very nasty bug with potential security
consequences.  To fix, don't reset the flag, instead adding a
check for conn->gssenc being already true when deciding whether
to try to initiate SSL.

While here, fix some lesser issues in libpq's GSSAPI code:

* Use the need_new_connection stanza when dropping an attempted
GSSAPI connection, instead of partially duplicating that code.
The consequences of this are pretty minor: AFAICS it could only
lead to auth_req_received or password_needed remaining set when
they shouldn't, which is not too harmful.

* Fix pg_GSS_error() to not repeat the "mprefix" it's given multiple
times, and to notice any failure return from gss_display_status().

* Avoid gratuitous dependency on NI_MAXHOST in
pg_GSS_load_servicename().

Per report from Mikael Gustavsson.  Back-patch to v12 where
this code was introduced.

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/e5b0b6ed05764324a2f3fe7acfc766d5@smhi.se

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