Re: to_date_valid() - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: to_date_valid()
Date
Msg-id 20160726233839.GD27321@momjian.us
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In response to Re: to_date_valid()  ("David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Tue, Jul  5, 2016 at 07:41:15AM -0400, David G. Johnston wrote:
> ​Surely these beta testers would test against the RC before putting it into
> production so I don't see an issue.  I tend to agree generally but the point of
> beta is to find bugs and solicit suggestions for improvement to features. 
> Having found a bug it doesn't make sense to avoid patching our current unstable
> release.  This applies moreso because of our annual release cycle.  On the
> topic of whether this becomes an exception to the rule I'm largely ambivalent.

We don't assume users re-test everything when the RC1 arrives --- we
assume the testing is cumulative from when we started beta.

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