Re: Extension compatibility between postgresql minor version

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com>
Cc: David Richer <david(dot)richer(at)autodesk(dot)com>, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Extension compatibility between postgresql minor version
Date: 2016-11-24 17:10:28
Message-ID: 19038.1480007428@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Adrian Klaver <adrian(dot)klaver(at)aklaver(dot)com> writes:
> On 11/24/2016 09:01 AM, David Richer wrote:
>> I am not an expert but I am assuming that the native part of the extension (pg_freespacemap.so) is compiled with postgresql headers and libs.

> The part that confused me is the last part where you ask about using a
> 9.3.14 extension with a 9.3.15 server which is the opposite of
> everything you said previously, in particular the prior sentence.

It would probably work either way, although a prudent man would peruse
the 9.3.15 release notes to see if anything was said about changes that
cause breakage of extensions. But we try hard to avoid such changes
in minor releases, particularly in long-stable branches.

regards, tom lane

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