Re: pg_upgrade-breaking release

From: Álvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)kurilemu(dot)de>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: pg_upgrade-breaking release
Date: 2025-04-24 14:51:08
Message-ID: 202504241451.z7owyvvhaxbf@alvherre.pgsql
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On 2025-Apr-24, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> Do we think most people are _not_ going to use pg_upgrade now that we
> are defaulting to checksums being enabled by default in PG 18? And if
> so, do we think we are ever going to have a storage-format-changing
> release where pg_upgrade cannot be used?

Peter E posted a patch that allowed pg_upgrade to migrate (rewrite)
files from non-checksummed to checksummed, but he appears to have given
up on it for this release given an apparent lack of interest.
https://postgr.es/m/57957aca-3eae-4106-afb2-3008122b9950@eisentraut.org

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