Re: pg_upgrade project status

From: Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_upgrade project status
Date: 2009-01-27 15:47:32
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Alvaro Herrera píše v út 27. 01. 2009 v 11:47 -0300:
> Zdenek Kotala wrote:
>
> > 2) pg_upgrade.sh
> > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2008-12/msg00248.php
> >
> > Pg_upgrade.sh is shell script for catalog conversion. It works for
> > 8.3->8.4 upgrade.
>
> What's the reason this script uses a postmaster? It seems it would be
> easier to control if you used a standalone backend (--single) for each
> time you are piping stuff to psql. That would reduce the need to
> configure authentication, hostnames, etc etc.

It is 8.1->8.2 upgrade relict. IIRC 8.1 does not have --single. I think
single mode can be used.

thanks Zdenek

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