Re: Initdb failed in PostgreSQL 7.3.21

"Scott Marlowe" <scott.marlowe@gmail.com> writes:
> On Feb 18, 2008 1:44 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> Why are you intent on making a fresh installation of 7.3.x anyway?
>> Seems like it'd be better to take the opportunity to move to a
>> non-obsolete release.

> Who knows?  He might have a 6.5.3 server somewhere huffing away and
> he's busy installing various versions as halfway points.  Just a
> guess.  I had the same reaction as you.  I certainly hope it's not
> being setup for new development, but sometimes I have to blow the dust
> off an old server and run old software.

Sure, he might have a good reason for it.  I was just thinking that
if he'd picked that version for no particularly strong reason, it'd
likely be easier to debug this problem (if it even still exists) using
a more modern release branch.  Blowing dust off our recollections about
7.3 is not such an easy thing.

            regards, tom lane