Re: ALTER EXTENSION UPGRADE, v3

From: Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)fr>
To: "David E(dot) Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Dimitri Fontaine <dimitri(at)2ndquadrant(dot)fr>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: ALTER EXTENSION UPGRADE, v3
Date: 2011-02-10 21:35:20
Message-ID: m2k4h7efon.fsf@2ndQuadrant.fr
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"David E. Wheeler" <david(at)kineticode(dot)com> writes:
> Yes, I think that this is a great solution. I only have to create on
> upgrade script for each release, and I don't have to worry about
> concatenating anything or be required to change my versioning
> algorithm.

You still have to make sure that the C code remains compatible with any
intermediate release, for the whole life of your extension. But I agree
that it's way better than what we had before.

Regards,
--
Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support

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