Re: pg_dumpall and version confusion

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tony Caduto <tony_caduto(at)amsoftwaredesign(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_dumpall and version confusion
Date: 2007-03-15 16:18:18
Message-ID: 20070315161818.GC14187@alvh.no-ip.org
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Tony Caduto wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> >We try to make pg_dump
> >cope with prior server releases, but since we lack a time machine we
> >can't go back and teach old versions about subsequent server changes...
> >
> Tom,
> How come version 8.2 of pg_dump uses GRANT ON SEQUENCE when dumping a
> 8.1 or older database?

What's wrong with that? 8.2 will understand the GRANT ON SEQUENCE
without a problem.

> Bruce told me just the opposite of what you said in the above message.

So Bruce told you that hackers do have a time machine? If so, he hasn't
let me know about it, and I'm very interested. I'll ask him.

--
Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.

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