Re: Status of Postgres 8.2.4 and pg_standby

Thomas F. O'Connell wrote:
> On Apr 17, 6:56 pm, b(dot)(dot)(dot)(at)momjian(dot)us (Bruce Momjian) wrote:
> > CAJ CAJ wrote:
> > > Hello,
> >
> > > What is the ETA of postgresql 6.2.4? Also, will pg_standby make
> it to
> > > 8.2.xbranch?
> >
> > pg_standby will not be in 8.2.X. It is a new feature.
>
> As I understand it, though, pg_standby as distributed in contrib for
> 8.3 is designed to be backward compatible with 8.2.x.
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2007-04/msg00069.php
>
> I'm currently having good success in testing.

We don't backpatch features to stable releases. That is why it will not
appear in 8.2.X.

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