Thread: BUG #6239: Looking for a technical contact point for PostgreSQL compatibility issue on Windows8

The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference:      6239
Logged by:          Seiko Ishida
Email address:      v-seishi@microsoft.com
PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
Operating system:   Windows 8
Description:        Looking for a technical contact point for PostgreSQL
compatibility issue on Windows8
Details:

Hello,

I am a Program Manager with the Ecosystem Engineering team at Microsoft.

I am looking for a technical contact point to notify of compatibility issues
with PostgreSQL.
Could you please connect me to the appropriate
individual for this?

Regards,

Seiko Ishida
Microsoft ISV Readiness, EcoSystem Engineering Team
Program Manager
Ref : 341057

On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 8:42 PM, Seiko Ishida <v-seishi@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: =A0 =A0 =A06239
> Logged by: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Seiko Ishida
> Email address: =A0 =A0 =A0v-seishi@microsoft.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
> Operating system: =A0 Windows 8
> Description: =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Looking for a technical contact point for Pos=
tgreSQL
> compatibility issue on Windows8
> Details:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am a Program Manager with the Ecosystem Engineering team at Microsoft.
>
> I am looking for a technical contact point to notify of compatibility iss=
ues
> with PostgreSQL.
> Could you please connect me to the appropriate
> individual for this?
>

if you think this compatibility issue is a bug of postgresql, this
list is just fine otherwise write to pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org...

--=20
Jaime Casanova=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0 www.2ndQuadrant.com
Professional PostgreSQL: Soporte 24x7 y capacitaci=F3n

On 04/10/11 09:42, Seiko Ishida wrote:

> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
> Operating system:   Windows 8

From the PostgreSQL release notes:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/release-8-2-22.html

"The PostgreSQL community will stop releasing updates for the 8.2.X
release series in December 2011. Users are encouraged to update to a
newer release branch soon."

In other words, 8.2 will be unsupported before any likely release of
Windows 8.

Furthermore, 8.2.4 was released on 2007-04-23 and is four and a half
years old! You need to a least be testing with 8.2.22, since any fix
made to the 8.2 series would get released in 8.2.23 not made
retroactively to 8.2.4 .

Testing with 9.0 or 9.1 would be much more useful.

> I am a Program Manager with the Ecosystem Engineering team at Microsoft.
>
> I am looking for a technical contact point to notify of compatibility issues
> with PostgreSQL. Could you please connect me to the appropriate individual for this?

Most PostgreSQL work is done on these mailing lists, especially on
pgsql-hackers, rather than by direct private correspondance.

If there is a specific problem with PostgreSQL 8.2.4 and that problem
still exists in the most recent patch release of the 8.2 line, 8.2.22,
then please post a follow-up to this list or to the pgsql-hackers list
with details on the problem.

If you're looking to work directly with a single individual or
non-public group to resolve issues with an obsolete version of
PostgreSQL then you might want to get in touch with the EnterpriseDB
folks. They're focused on commercial support and probably the only ones
likely to be interested in very old releases.  8.2.4 is *ANCIENT* and
behind on a LOT of bugfix patches, though; you should be testing with
8.2.22, which is the latest in the 8.2 bugfix series, rather than with
8.2.4.

Personally I'd be inclined not to care about PostgreSQL 8.2.x on a newly
released platform. It's four major releases old and will be officially
unsupported any day now. There won't be any old installs to worry about
and new installs should be using a current patch release and preferably
a more recent major version.

--
Craig Ringer

On 4 October 2011 02:42, Seiko Ishida <v-seishi@microsoft.com> wrote:

> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference:      6239
> Logged by:          Seiko Ishida
> Email address:      v-seishi@microsoft.com
> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
> Operating system:   Windows 8
> Description:        Looking for a technical contact point for PostgreSQL
> compatibility issue on Windows8
> Details:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am a Program Manager with the Ecosystem Engineering team at Microsoft.
>
> I am looking for a technical contact point to notify of compatibility issues
> with PostgreSQL.
> Could you please connect me to the appropriate
> individual for this?
>
> Regards,
>
> Seiko Ishida
> Microsoft ISV Readiness, EcoSystem Engineering Team
> Program Manager
> Ref : 341057


As a general check, I'd like to raise the topic of Window 8 and
Windows Server 2012 support.

PostgreSQL 9.2 will be released in next few weeks/months, since we are
now at release candidate stage.

Can I confirm that both Microsoft and PostgreSQL community thinks
Windows 8/Server 2012 is fully supported?

I can't see build farm members running either of those relases, and
there's been no further comments on this issue here. Is somebody doing
private testing on behalf of the community?

Should we be mentioning Windows8 and Server 2012 support in our
release notes? It seems like it could be "a feature", or at very least
it will be a popular question. OTOH, we don't mention "tuned for the
Linux 3 kernel", but then perhaps we should be doing that as well...

--
 Simon Riggs                   http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
 PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services

On Saturday, September 1, 2012, Simon Riggs wrote:

> On 4 October 2011 02:42, Seiko Ishida <v-seishi@microsoft.com<javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > The following bug has been logged online:
> >
> > Bug reference:      6239
> > Logged by:          Seiko Ishida
> > Email address:      v-seishi@microsoft.com <javascript:;>
> > PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
> > Operating system:   Windows 8
> > Description:        Looking for a technical contact point for PostgreSQL
> > compatibility issue on Windows8
> > Details:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am a Program Manager with the Ecosystem Engineering team at Microsoft.
> >
> > I am looking for a technical contact point to notify of compatibility
> issues
> > with PostgreSQL.
> > Could you please connect me to the appropriate
> > individual for this?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Seiko Ishida
> > Microsoft ISV Readiness, EcoSystem Engineering Team
> > Program Manager
> > Ref : 341057
>
>
> As a general check, I'd like to raise the topic of Window 8 and
> Windows Server 2012 support.
>
> PostgreSQL 9.2 will be released in next few weeks/months, since we are
> now at release candidate stage.
>
> Can I confirm that both Microsoft and PostgreSQL community thinks
> Windows 8/Server 2012 is fully supported?
>
> I can't see build farm members running either of those relases, and
> there's been no further comments on this issue here. Is somebody doing
> private testing on behalf of the community?
>
> Should we be mentioning Windows8 and Server 2012 support in our
> release notes? It seems like it could be "a feature", or at very least
> it will be a popular question. OTOH, we don't mention "tuned for the
> Linux 3 kernel", but then perhaps we should be doing that as well...
>
>
I did some brief testing on one of the Windows 8 preview releases and
couldn't find any issues at all. Haven't tried Windows 2012 yet, but
wouldn't expect to see any issues there either (Windows is a very stable
platform when it comes to backwards compatibility). As far as EDB are
concerned, we'll consider the installers to be fully supported on those
platforms.


--
Dave Page
Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
Twitter: @pgsnake

EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

On 1 September 2012 08:10, Gavin Flower <GavinFlower@archidevsys.co.nz> wrote:

> Possibly Microsoft could donate boxen to enable PostgreSQL to be tested on
> their O/S's?

Microsoft don't need to donate boxes, they can setup their own build
farm members and contribute directly.

Postgres runs a distributed build farm that anybody can join, no fees,
no restrictions.
http://www.pgbuildfarm.org/cgi-bin/register-form.pl

Community assistance would be available to help.

--
 Simon Riggs                   http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
 PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services

On 01/09/12 18:40, Simon Riggs wrote:
> On 4 October 2011 02:42, Seiko Ishida <v-seishi@microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> The following bug has been logged online:
>>
>> Bug reference:      6239
>> Logged by:          Seiko Ishida
>> Email address:      v-seishi@microsoft.com
>> PostgreSQL version: 8.2.4
>> Operating system:   Windows 8
>> Description:        Looking for a technical contact point for PostgreSQL
>> compatibility issue on Windows8
>> Details:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I am a Program Manager with the Ecosystem Engineering team at Microsoft.
>>
>> I am looking for a technical contact point to notify of compatibility issues
>> with PostgreSQL.
>> Could you please connect me to the appropriate
>> individual for this?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Seiko Ishida
>> Microsoft ISV Readiness, EcoSystem Engineering Team
>> Program Manager
>> Ref : 341057
>
> As a general check, I'd like to raise the topic of Window 8 and
> Windows Server 2012 support.
>
> PostgreSQL 9.2 will be released in next few weeks/months, since we are
> now at release candidate stage.
>
> Can I confirm that both Microsoft and PostgreSQL community thinks
> Windows 8/Server 2012 is fully supported?
>
> I can't see build farm members running either of those relases, and
> there's been no further comments on this issue here. Is somebody doing
> private testing on behalf of the community?
>
> Should we be mentioning Windows8 and Server 2012 support in our
> release notes? It seems like it could be "a feature", or at very least
> it will be a popular question. OTOH, we don't mention "tuned for the
> Linux 3 kernel", but then perhaps we should be doing that as well...
>
Runs on Microsoft's Windows 8, tuned for Linux 3 kernel!  :-)

Possibly Microsoft could donate boxen to enable PostgreSQL to be tested
on their O/S's?

Though personally I have no intention of running PostgreSQL on any
Microsoft O/S.

[N.B.  I have no authority to speak for PostgreSQL developers!]