Re: Upgrade process (was Re: 7.2.3?)

On Saturday 28 September 2002 04:57 pm, Tom Lane wrote:
> 7.3 we've changed tuple headers for space-saving reasons, and fixed
> some problems with alignment in array data.

> Going forward I think we should try to maintain compatibility of on-disk
> user data and ensure that pg_upgrade works.

This is of course a two-edged sword.

1.)    Keeping pg_upgrade working, which depends upon pg_dump working;
2.)    Maintaining security fixes for 7.2 for a good period of time to come, 
since migration from 7.2 to >7.2 isn't easy.

If pg_upgrade is going to be the cookie, then let's all try to test the 
cookie.  I'll certainly try to do my part.
-- 
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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