Re: Which installation parts are backward compatible?

From: Michael Meskes <meskes(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Which installation parts are backward compatible?
Date: 2009-02-16 10:06:55
Message-ID: 20090216100655.GA16812@feivel.credativ.lan
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On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:58:42AM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Will a program built with ecpg 8.4 run against a 7.4 server work the
> same as the same program built with ecpg 7.4 run against a 7.4 server?
> (This implies that the program uses only features present in 7.4.)

No, if the program's SQL is 8.4 specific it won't work.

Michael

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