Re: 14.4 If You Are Upgrading - Suggested Improvements

I have updated the installation documentation to clarify major vs. minor
releases; patch attached and applied. I always suspected we were
unclear on this. Comments welcome. I am not inclined to backpatch this
to 8.2.X because it might be too significant a change. URL of new text:

http://momjian.us/main/writings/pgsql/sgml/install-upgrading.html

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Thomas F. O'Connell wrote:
> I've done a number of upgrades of postgres from one minor release to
> another, and unless I'm missing something, there's nothing anywhere
> in section 14 that provides documentation on how to do this.
>
> Generally, it's as simple as:
>
> configure
> make
> make install
> pg_ctl stop [or equivalent, if stop scripts exist]
> pg_ctl start -D <data directory> [or equivalent, if start scripts exist]
>
> But it seems like it would be helpful for administrators to break
> down 14.4 into two sections:
>
> 14.4.1 - If You Are Upgrading a Minor Release
> 14.4.2 - If You Are Upgrading a Major Release (or a Release Requiring
> an initdb)
>
> Just a suggestion. If this strikes others as a good idea, I'd be
> happy to draft something.
>
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