Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net> writes:
> I don't like the idea of having a pg_dump/restore mechanism that
> intentionally tries to go out and install the latest version of whatever
> extension was installed in the old DB by downloading it from PGXN,
> building it, and then installing it... Is that what people are
> expecting here?
The whole idea of having Extension Templates in catalogs is exactly to
prevent what you're describing here from happening.
Whatever the templates you downloaded to get to the version you now have
in your database for extension “foo” are going to used again by
pg_restore at CREATE EXTENSION time. The extension depending on its
in-catalog templates ensures that model of operations.
You can copy/paste some extension examples from the regression tests and
pg_dump -Fc | pg_restore -l to see the details, or something.
Regards,
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Dimitri Fontaine
http://2ndQuadrant.fr PostgreSQL : Expertise, Formation et Support
