Re: Backward compatibility

From: John R Pierce <pierce(at)hogranch(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Backward compatibility
Date: 2017-07-21 03:46:37
Message-ID: c31fca4c-2901-249d-c9a7-27cdcd360e15@hogranch.com
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On 7/20/2017 8:40 PM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> Applications might use this function to determine the version of the
>> database server they are connected to. The number is formed by
>> converting the major, minor, and revision numbers into
>> two-decimal-digit numbers and appending them together. For example,
>> version 8.1.5 will be returned as 80105, and version 8.2 will be
>> returned as 80200 (leading zeroes are not shown). Zero is returned
>> if the connection is bad.
> Hm, we need to update that text for the new 2-part version numbering
> scheme, don't we?

will 10 return like 100100 if its 10.1, or 100001 ?

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john r pierce, recycling bits in santa cruz

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