Re: minor upgrades - which files?

From: Albe Laurenz <laurenz(dot)albe(at)wien(dot)gv(dot)at>
To: "Russell Keane *EXTERN*" <Russell(dot)Keane(at)inps(dot)co(dot)uk>, "pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: minor upgrades - which files?
Date: 2013-11-25 12:37:21
Message-ID: A737B7A37273E048B164557ADEF4A58B17C5FBF2@ntex2010i.host.magwien.gv.at
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Russell Keane wrote:
> When deploying a minor postgres upgrade, all documentation states that:
>
> “To update between compatible versions, you simply replace the executables while the
> server is down and restart the server”
>
> Does this only refer to the bin folder? (This works just fine)
>
> What about the other folders under the main postgresql folder (doc / include / lib / etc.)?

You should replace them all.

Things in lib are also binaries, but there are also doc fixes.

Yours,
Laurenz Albe

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