Re: [HACKERS] Re: [QUESTIONS] Testing Postgresql v6.3

From: Matt Aycock/IntelliQuest<(at)pipe(dot)pcpipeline(dot)com>
To: maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: [QUESTIONS] Testing Postgresql v6.3
Date: 1998-03-09 16:15:05
Message-ID: C4B20B6267FF9C1F852565C20058B5E4.0000000000000000@pcpipeline.com
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Bruce,

Could we not just create a symbolic link from libpq.so -> Current version.
Then only those who need to use
a different version from the default would have to make any changes.

Matt

>
> At 15:17 -0000 on 5/3/98, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>
>
> > You should technically be able to run it on a different port,
> > *but* you might have problems with the shared libraries, where trying
to > > run v6.3 is seeing v6.1's shared libraries, and won't work...
>
> May I make a suggestion? In future versions, include the version number
in > the names of the libraries.

Then everyone has to update all their Makefiles after an upgrade.

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