On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 12:49 PM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> This discussion tickles a concern I've had for awhile: do we really
> know that modern postgres_fdw would work with an 8.3 server (never
> mind 8.1)? How many of us are in a position to test or debug such
> a setup? The discussions we've had around old-version compatibility
> for pg_dump and psql seem just as relevant here.
>
> In short, I'm wondering if we should move up the goalposts and only
> claim compatibility back to 9.2.
>
> It'd be even better if we had some routine testing to verify that
> such cases work. I'm not volunteering to make that happen, though.
+1 to both. Unfortunately, I do not think I will have time for that, though.
Best regards,
Etsuro Fujita
