Re: [HACKERS] PG_UPGRADE status

> You know, up until this message I had the mistaken impression that
> pg_upgrade was a C program...  Boy was I wrong.  And no wonder it's
> hairy. I should have read the source first -- but nooo, I couldn't do
> that.  Open mouth, insert foot.

Yes, a quick few hour hack to do a quick upgrade.  Worked better than I
thought it would.

> I _am_ contemplating a C version that would do far more than just
> upgrades. I'm thinking of a pg_repair utility that could rebuild and
> repair the on-disk structures.  It would also facilitate database
> recovery after a crash -- might be a real bear to do right.  Comments?

A bear.

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