Re: pg_upgrade (was: 8.2 features status)

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Gregory Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_upgrade (was: 8.2 features status)
Date: 2006-08-07 13:54:44
Message-ID: 20060807135444.GB20081@svana.org
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On Mon, Aug 07, 2006 at 08:37:14AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Probably easier and more flexible just to include both versions of the
> datatype in the new release, and tell people they'd better ALTER COLUMN
> TYPE sometime before updating to release N+2.

Right, but I wasn't sure if that'd be considered acceptable.

So, in a nutshell, if all the other issues of pg_upgrade get ironed out
and the only blocker was a change in the on-disk format of a type,
including both the old and the new versions in the next major release
would be an option seriously considered.

Well, that's got to make it easiesr.

Have a nice day,
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> http://svana.org/kleptog/
> From each according to his ability. To each according to his ability to litigate.

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