Re: [CRITICAL PATCH] Release Candidate 5 ... - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From The Hermit Hacker
Subject Re: [CRITICAL PATCH] Release Candidate 5 ...
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Msg-id Pine.BSF.4.21.0005050243160.56194-100000@thelab.hub.org
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In response to Re: [CRITICAL PATCH] Release Candidate 5 ...  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Fri, 5 May 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > 
> > Today, by chance, we were able to trigger a bug new to v7.0, dealing with
> > indices on system tables ...
> > 
> > Tom Lane quickly generated and applied patches for this, and we've created
> > a Release Candidate 5 based on these patches ...
> > 
> > This RC *requires* a complete dump/initdb/reload of your database
> > ... without it, consider your database a ticking timebomb ...
>                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Did you have to say that?  :-)

Nope, could have gone with something like "a nuclear bomb just itching to
explode", but thought it was too verbose :)

Marc G. Fournier                   ICQ#7615664               IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org 
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