Re: Reverse compatibility

Vivek,

> I can tell you for sure that using the psql command line client from
> 7.3 will barf when connecting to a 7.2 server.

Is "barf" a technical term? :)

Perhaps I wasn't being clear enough. What I want to do is upgrade the client software on this machine so that I can use it as a client for a 7.3 server. The only problem I worry about is any applications I don't know about which connect to the 7.2 server via the Pg Perl module, or something similar.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vivek Khera [mailto:khera(at)kcilink(dot)com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:22 AM
> To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Reverse compatibility
>
>
> >>>>> "TL" == Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>
> >> I don't think this server is being used for anything, but if it is,
> >> will I end up making any database related items fail because of the
> >> newer client & libraries?
>
> TL> You might. See the Release Notes for
> backwards-compatibility gotchas
> TL> introduced in 7.1, 7.2, or 7.3. There aren't very many,
> but there are
> TL> some ...
>
> I can tell you for sure that using the psql command line client from
> 7.3 will barf when connecting to a 7.2 server.
>
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