Re: Mention pg_dump version portability

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Mention pg_dump version portability
Date: 2006-05-15 23:43:20
Message-ID: 200605152343.k4FNhK703441@candle.pha.pa.us
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 12:21:06PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > I have applied this patch that mentions pg_dump portability to 8.1.X and
> > CVS HEAD.
>
> Would it be worth recommending using the custom format over plain? I see
> plenty of issues with incompatabilities in the plain version, but I
> don't think I've ever seen problem with the custom format (though this
> could just be because everyone uses the default...)

Right, it is just because it is the default.

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