Re: Extension compatibility between postgresql minor version

On 11/24/2016 09:01 AM, David Richer wrote:
> I am not an expert but I am assuming that the native part of the extension (pg_freespacemap.so) is compiled with
postgresqlheaders and libs. 

The part that confused me is the last part where you ask about using a
9.3.14 extension with a 9.3.15 server which is the opposite of
everything you said previously, in particular the prior sentence.

>
> On 2016-11-24, 11:55 AM, "Adrian Klaver" <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com> wrote:
>
>     On 11/24/2016 07:40 AM, David Richer wrote:
>     > Hi guys,
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I want to check my production server for the free space map issue.
>     > https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Free_Space_Map_Problems
>     >
>     > I am on Centos 6 currently running 9.3.14 using pgdg repository.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > I need to install postgresql93-contrib to get the pg_freespacemap
>     > extension. Only postgresql93-contrib-9.3.15 package is available in pgdg
>     > repository. It will force me to upgrade my postgresql to 9.3.15 which
>     > will restart my production postgresql server which I am not yet ready to
>     > do, I want to know if we are affected by the free space map issue first.
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > My question: Would it be safe to install postgresql93-contrib-9.3.15 and
>     > not upgrade my postgresql server? In other words, would an extension
>     > compiled with 9.3.14 will work with a postgresql 9.3.15 server?
>
>     I was following you until I got to the last sentence. Is that what you
>     really meant to say?
>
>     >
>     >
>     >
>     > Thanks,
>     >
>     > Davud
>     >
>
>
>     --
>     Adrian Klaver
>     adrian.klaver@aklaver.com
>
>


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