Re: Bumping libpq version number? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Bumping libpq version number?
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Msg-id 200503112149.j2BLnNn27185@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Bumping libpq version number?  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
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Re: Bumping libpq version number?
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pgman wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Are we still bumping the libpq major version number for 8.0.2?
> > 
> > Yes.
> > 
> > > I 
> > > think it is a bad idea because we will require too many client apps
> > > to be recompiled,
> > 
> > That is not true, as previously discussed.
> 
> It is not true only if the old libpq stays around, which isn't always
> the case.

In fact, based on the few complaints we have heard about the current
situation, I am sure we are going to get many more complaints if we bump
up the major version in 8.0.2.

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