Re: PostgreSQL 8.4 packages for Fedora 11? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: PostgreSQL 8.4 packages for Fedora 11?
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Msg-id 24868.1247500762@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to PostgreSQL 8.4 packages for Fedora 11?  (Tim Landscheidt <tim@tim-landscheidt.de>)
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Tim Landscheidt <tim@tim-landscheidt.de> writes:
> I'm in the process of upgrading a Fedora 10 box to 11. So
> far, Fedora's repository carries only 8.3.7. I am a bit he-
> sitant to use the yum.pgsqlrpms.org repository's packages as
> I like to keep the number of repositories as small as possi-
> ble. So:

> - Is there any ETA for official Fedora 11 packages?

Yes: never.  The Fedora package series for F-11 will be 8.3.x and
nothing but.  F-12 will have 8.4.x.

> - If I'd use yum.pgsqlrpms.org's packages, can I later re-
>   place them with Fedora packages without any surprises?

Well, that would be going back a major PG version, which is just as
problematic as going forward a major version, in fact more so.
If you don't mind a dump/initdb/reload cycle then you can try it,
but there's no guarantee an 8.4 pg_dump file will load into 8.3
without some manual editing.

            regards, tom lane

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