Re: pg_upgrade analyze script

On Tue, Oct  6, 2020 at 11:43:01AM +0200, Magnus Hagander wrote:
> For a long time now, pg_upgrade drops a script (analyze_new_cluster.sh) that
> just calls vacuumdb to run the analyze in stages. This script made a lot of
> sense back when it actually implemented the stages, but these days since it's
> just calling a single command, I think it's just unnecessary complication.
> 
> I suggest we drop it and just replace it with instructions to call vacuumdb
> directly.

Uh, that script has instructions on what is running.  Do we want to show
that at the end of running pg_upgrade or do people understand "stages"
by now?

> Attached patch does this. It also removes the support in the instructions that
> talk about pre-8.4 databases, which I believe is dead code per https://
> postgr.es/m/CABUevEx-D0PNVe00tkeQRGennZQwDtBJn=493MJt-x6sppbUxA@mail.gmail.com.

I just removed that.

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