Re: New pg_lsn type doesn't have hash/btree opclasses

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
To: Fabrízio de Royes Mello <fabriziomello(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Fujii Masao <masao(dot)fujii(at)gmail(dot)com>, Michael Paquier <michael(dot)paquier(at)gmail(dot)com>, PostgreSQL mailing lists <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Subject: Re: New pg_lsn type doesn't have hash/btree opclasses
Date: 2014-05-10 22:27:13
Message-ID: 20140510222713.GF16507@awork2.anarazel.de
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On 2014-05-10 19:19:22 -0300, Fabrízio de Royes Mello wrote:
> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 6:52 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> >
> > Andres Freund <andres(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> > > I don't even understand why it's questionable whether this should be
> > > fixed.
> >
> > Sigh. We have some debate isomorphic to this one every year, it seems
> > like. The argument why it shouldn't be fixed now is: ITS. TOO. LATE.
> > Which part of that isn't clear to you?
> >
>
> Sorry but I don't understand why it's too late. The 9.4 branch not been
> created yet.

The problem is that once the beta is in progress (starting tomorrow),
the projects tries to avoid changes which require a dump and restore (or
pg_upgrade). Since the patch changes the catalog it'd require that.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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