Re: PostgreSQL support on Redhat Advance Server 2.1 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tony Caduto
Subject Re: PostgreSQL support on Redhat Advance Server 2.1
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Msg-id 1144169157.31307.4.camel@ubuntu.wi.rr.com
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In response to Re: PostgreSQL support on Redhat Advance Server 2.1  (MargaretGillon@chromalloy.com)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL support on Redhat Advance Server 2.1  (Jim Nasby <jnasby@pervasive.com>)
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> You wrote "Unfortunately Red Hat's backwards-compatibility policy
> forbids dropping
> new major PG releases into old RHEL branches". So that means I cannot
> upgrade to Postgresql 8.x on a RedHat9 server? Currently I am using
> Postgresql 7.3 but was planning on upgrading before I put the database
> into production.

Hi Margaret,
Tom means that Redhat won't provide a update for Postgresql, that does
not mean you can't install it yourself.

I run RedHat EL 4.3(Postgresql is at 7.4.x on EL 4.3) at work and I run
8.1 on it, I just installed it myself.

Later,

Tony Caduto
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