Re: Upgrading Extension, version numbers (was: Extensions, patch v16) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: Upgrading Extension, version numbers (was: Extensions, patch v16)
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In response to Re: Upgrading Extension, version numbers (was: Extensions, patch v16)  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Jan 3, 2011, at 11:51 AM, Tom Lane wrote:

> 1. Doesn't work if you're upgrading an installation that has more than
> one database using the extension.  There's only one library directory.
> 
> 2. Not possible from a permissions standpoint.  Even if you think it'd
> be smart to have the postgres daemon privileged enough to overwrite its
> own executables, there is 0 chance of getting that past any distro.

Okay, got it.

Best,

David



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