Re: Alpha releases: How to tag

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Subject: Re: Alpha releases: How to tag
Date: 2009-08-07 20:00:26
Message-ID: 200908072000.n77K0QP10289@momjian.us
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> David Fetter wrote:
>
> > Is it strictly necessary that its release cycles match exactly those
> > of the database engine, or would it be OK for it to release as needed,
> > not triggering a major PostgreSQL release?
>
> Well, pg_migrator already released an 8.4.1 ...

Well, actually at 8.4.4 right now, but who's counting. It is clear that
pg_migrator has to be separate so it can rapidly address deficiencies
without being tied to database server releases. We found a problem with
arrays/composites/enums two days ago and had it fixed/detected in 24
hours.

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