Re: Upgrade Procedures

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Steve Wolfe" <nw(at)codon(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Upgrade Procedures
Date: 2003-01-03 20:48:47
Message-ID: 11275.1041626927@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"Steve Wolfe" <nw(at)codon(dot)com> writes:
>> I know for minor releases, there are upgrade programs to let this happen
>> in
>> place. Is there any plan for not always having to load and reload in
>> the
>> future?

> It can be a pain in the butt, but I'm glad that it's done that way. I'd
> rather take a small bite up front rather than have the development team
> incorporate backwards-compatibility, which even if it COULD be done, would
> probably hinder development much more than would be prudent.

This is, um, an ancient topic. See thread "Upgrading rant" now in
progress on pgsql-hackers for the latest rehash of the arguments ...

regards, tom lane

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