Idea: cross-check versions during initdb
От | Tom Lane |
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Тема | Idea: cross-check versions during initdb |
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Msg-id | 5819.972574931@sss.pgh.pa.us обсуждение исходный текст |
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Re: Idea: cross-check versions during initdb
Re: Idea: cross-check versions during initdb |
Список | pgsql-hackers |
While answering the n'th why-is-initdb-failing question that looked like a version mismatch problem, it occurred to me to wonder why we don't make initdb verify that the executable and library files it's using are all from the same release it is. I think this would eliminate an installation mistake that's practically reached FAQ status. A sketch of a way to do this is: 1. Add a --version switch to postgres or postmaster to print its version and exit. Then initdb could check the executable's version against its own. (Alternatively we could rely on pg_config, but at a minimum that would mean checking to make sure that pg_config is found in the same directory that postgres is in. A direct check on the key executable seems a lot safer.) 2. During "make install", generate a PGVERSION file and store it in the same directory that global.bki etc are stored in (the .../share install directory). initdb could look for this to ensure that PGLIB is pointing to a compatible library directory. Alternatively, add version info as a comment in the first line of global.bki. I don't have time to pursue this right now, but maybe someone else would like to pick up on it. regards, tom lane
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