Re: Hardening pg_upgrade - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bernd Helmle
Subject Re: Hardening pg_upgrade
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Msg-id D30C7EE3805EB736C6EC6C01@eje.credativ.lan
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In response to Re: Hardening pg_upgrade  (Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>)
Responses Re: Hardening pg_upgrade
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--On 21. August 2014 22:08:58 +0200 Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net> 
wrote:

>> I vote for discarding 8.3 support in pg_upgrade.  There are already
>> enough limitations on pg_upgrade from pre-8.4 to make it of questionable
>> value; if it's going to create problems like this, it's time to cut the
>> rope.
>
> +1. 8.3 has been unsupported for a fairly long time now, and you can
> still do a two-step upgrade if you're on that old a version.

Also +1 from my side. I've seen some old 8.3 installations at customers, 
still, but they aren't large and can easily be upgraded with a two step 
upgrade.

-- 
Thanks
Bernd



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