Re: PostgreSQL 9.0 beta 3 release announcement

Bruce Momjian wrote on 12.07.2010 21:34:
> Thom Brown wrote:
>> Could someone clarify the info in this paragraph:
>>
>> "Note that, due to a system catalog change, an initdb and database
>> reload will be required for upgrading from 9.0Beta1. We encourage
>> users to use this opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from
>> Beta2 or an earlier version of 9.0. Please report your results."
>>
>> This suggests that the system catalog change only occurred in Beta2,
>> not Beta3.  So if that's the case, why would I want to test pg_upgrade
>> going from Beta2 to Beta3 if they use the same system catalog layout?
>
> Yes, this is wrong.  It should be "We encourage users to use this
> opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from Beta1 or an earlier
> version of 9.0. Please report your results."  However, I see the beta3
> release notes are now on the web site so it seems too late to fix this.

I'm a bit confused that pg_upgrade is "advertised" in this way, but is "hidden" in the manual under "additionally
suppliedmodules". 

If I was a new user, I would look in the administration chapter for any reference on how to do in-place upgrades.

Is there any reason why pg_upgrade is not documented in the "main" manual?

Regards
Thomas