Re: PG_PAGE_LAYOUT_VERSION - Should be Documented as 3? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Thu, Sep 01, 2005 at 03:36:12PM +0000, Matt Miller wrote:

> But src/include/storage/bufpage.h says:
> 
> "/*
>  * Page layout version number 0 is for pre-7.3 Postgres releases.
>  * Releases 7.3 and 7.4 use 1, denoting a new HeapTupleHeader layout.
>  * Release 8.0 changed the HeapTupleHeader layout again.
>  * Release 8.1 redefined HeapTupleHeader infomask bits.
>  */
> #define PG_PAGE_LAYOUT_VERSION      3"
> 
> So, should the attached be applied?

Also it would be nice to include a patch to mention that piece of
documentation in the comment, so when we increment the version number
again we remember to update the docs.

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