Karl DeBisschop <kdebisschop@h00a0cc3b7988.ne.mediaone.net> writes:
> If you do use these. plan on upgrading once Lamar releases his final. But
> you should be able to do that without a dump/restore cycle, which was my
> prime concern.
7.0RC5 is database-compatible with the final, earlier betas are *not*.
You can use pg_upgrade to update from any 6.5-or-later version if you
are feeling adventurous, but I'd definitely suggest making a backup
first in case things go wrong and you have to initdb and restore.
regards, tom lane