| From: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
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| To: | Gerald Gutierrez <gml1(at)coldresist(dot)com> |
| Cc: | <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Compiling to RPM setup/filesystem layout |
| Date: | 2001-05-31 20:47:32 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.LNX.4.30.0105312245440.757-100000@peter.localdomain |
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Gerald Gutierrez writes:
> Unfortunately, I can't just "compile" since I need to be able to replace my
> current 7.0.3 installation, installed via RPMs. How do I go about this so I
> don't mess everything up (leftover files and such, in addition to the
> mandatory pg_dump) ?
Install the "compiled" version somewhere else and run them in parallel.
Once you're finished doing the data conversion, remove the RPM version.
> Also, how do I ensure that when future RPMs come out,
> I can just use the RPMs and upgrade a compiled version?
That probably won't work the way you imagine it.
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Peter Eisentraut peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net http://funkturm.homeip.net/~peter
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