Re: BUG #5653: Error reading the C:/Program Files/PostgreSQL/8.4/data/postgresql.conf"

On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Craig Ringer
<craig(at)postnewspapers(dot)com(dot)au> wrote:
> On 13/09/10 17:10, Dave Page wrote:
>> On Mon, Sep 13, 2010 at 4:48 AM, Kesavan <kesavan(at)emmeskay(dot)com> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> OS : Windows XP Professional SP3.
>>> Due to some of our product limitation, right now we can't migrate to
>>> 8.4.4. Hence we have to stick to 8.4.0-1.
>>>
>>> Kindly provide me the root causes of this issue so that I can avoid
>>> those pitfalls. Also if the issue comes, is there any script to complete
>>> the installation manually.
>>
>> I don't recall all of the root causes - but suffice it to say that
>> some of them are not necessarily feasible to work around anyway.
>>
>> There are numerous other fixes in 8.4.4, which is 100% compatible with
>> 8.4.0 (we have a strict bug-fix only policy for minor releases, unlike
>> some other DBMSs). There really is no good reason to not use the newer
>> version, especially as you haven't installed yet.
>
> I've added a FAQ entry for this, as we've had more people with odd ideas
> about updates lately. It needs a shorter title ;-) but otherwise should
> cover things.
>
> As usual, check/editing appreciated.

Thanks Craig. I wonder if it's worth mentioning that patching your own
build will also take more time/effort, and will require the same
amount of downtime as a normal upgrade.

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