On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 11:59 AM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com> writes:
>> I think moving to a two-number format is a mistake: what exactly will
>> PQserverVersion() return in that case?
>
> For, say, 10.2 it would be 100002, equivalent to 10.0.2 under old style.
>
> We could redefine it as being major plus four-digit minor, really.
> Under the current maintenance scheme we never get anywhere near minor
> release 99 before a branch dies ... but having some more breathing room
> there would not be a bad thing.
Perhaps that would be a good topic for the developer meeting in
Ottawa? That's just in two days, so it looks like a good timing.
--
Michael
