Re: Can we still dump version 7? - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Can we still dump version 7?
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Msg-id 201921.1654014069@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Can we still dump version 7?  ("Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: Can we still dump version 7?  ("Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org>)
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"Jonathan S. Katz" <jkatz@postgresql.org> writes:
> On 5/31/22 10:55 AM, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I wonder whether we should update this or just remove it --- it's
>> clearly something that's likely to get missed again.

> While burdensome, +1 for updating. We don't want users to get caught by 
> surprise if pg_dumpall does not work on an old version when trying to 
> update to a newer version.

Further investigation shows that we've failed to update this twice in
the past six years, and failed to update a similar comment about psql
once.  I fixed 'em, but I have very little hope that they'll stay fixed.

            regards, tom lane



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