Re: [HACKERS] Fixing Simms' vacuum problems

On Sat, 11 Sep 1999, Tom Lane wrote:

> Once we have the changes, the next question is do we want to risk
> back-patching them into 6.5.2? I can see several ways that we could
> proceed:
> 1. Back-patch into REL6_5, and postpone 6.5.2 release for a while
> for beta-testing.
> 2. Put out 6.5.2 now (since it already has several other useful fixes),
> then back-patch, and release 6.5.3 after a beta-testing interval.
> 3. Leave these changes out of 6.5.*, and try to get 6.6 out the door
> soon instead.
>
> I am not eager to hurry 6.6 along --- I have a lot of half-done work
> in the planner/optimizer that I'd like to finish for 6.6. Perhaps
> choice #2 is the way to go. Comments?

Option 2 makes *me* feel the most comfortable...we were holding off on
6.5.2 due to some things ppl were working on...are those complete? I can
roll out a 6.5.2 tonight if everyone feel comfortable with it, or wait for
a few days (Wednesday?) to make sure all is iron'd out?

Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
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