Re: contrib module v 8.4 into 8.3.6 db

From: Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: isabella(dot)ghiurea(at)nrc-cnrc(dot)gc(dot)ca
Cc: pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: contrib module v 8.4 into 8.3.6 db
Date: 2013-11-05 20:16:21
Message-ID: CAFj8pRBUEtiBuhE2kx=X96z-ppduDjm4fvGzsac0NVav91XaXw@mail.gmail.com
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Hello

it would not work. A postgresql extensions holds a info about pg for it was
compiled. So same version is explicitly required. The extensions uses a lot
of internal not 100% immutable API usually - so it cannot work on different
postgres.

Regards

Pavel

2013/11/5 Isabella Ghiurea <isabella(dot)ghiurea(at)nrc-cnrc(dot)gc(dot)ca>

> Hi List,
> We are in need to use citext -case insensitive module from /contrib ,
> we are running psql 8.3.6, would be safe to install the whole contribpackage from 8.4.2 into this old version of
> PG db
> How about installing only citext package from 8.4.2 module into PG 8.3.6
> will this work ?
> Thank you
> Isabella
>
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