Thread: Any Gentoo users interested in a slotted PostgreSQL ebuild?
Hello folks. Are there any Gentoo users here? Do you wish the PostgreSQL ebuild made use of SLOTS? - to allow installing of major versions together (eg. 7.3 and 7.4 on the same host) - to ease migration of databases to new major versions (where a dump/reload is required) I've started a thread at: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42894 With a initial plan for relocation of files to support slotting. Comments, suggestions, corrections, or messages to say it's a silly idea (and why) would be very much appreciated before I attempt this next week. Cheers -- Mark Gibson <gibsonm |AT| cromwell |DOT| co |DOT| uk> Web Developer & Database Admin Cromwell Tools Ltd. Leicester, England.
Hello > Are there any Gentoo users here? Yes, there are some :) > Do you wish the PostgreSQL ebuild made use of SLOTS? > - to allow installing of major versions together (eg. 7.3 and 7.4 on the > same host) > - to ease migration of databases to new major versions (where a > dump/reload is required) > > I've started a thread at: > http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42894 > > With a initial plan for relocation of files to support slotting. > Comments, suggestions, corrections, or messages to say it's a silly idea > (and why) > would be very much appreciated before I attempt this next week. I only have Gentoo installed on my old laptop that is not in very heavy and active use. However, PostgreSQL is installed on it and used every now and then. PostgreSQL migration has always worked fine for me, so it has been adequate to install fresher version on some sundry hardware and test the migration with it. This, quite obviously, is only my humble opinion and based on my limited experience :) Cheers, --Jyry C|:-( C|:-/ C|========8-O C|8-/ C|:-(
I dont see a real need for slots, but I do question why the 7.4 branch isnt marked as stable yet. :) Gavin Jyry Kuukkanen wrote: >Hello > > > > >>Are there any Gentoo users here? >> >> > >Yes, there are some :) > > > > >>Do you wish the PostgreSQL ebuild made use of SLOTS? >>- to allow installing of major versions together (eg. 7.3 and 7.4 on the >>same host) >>- to ease migration of databases to new major versions (where a >>dump/reload is required) >> >>I've started a thread at: >>http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42894 >> >>With a initial plan for relocation of files to support slotting. >>Comments, suggestions, corrections, or messages to say it's a silly idea >>(and why) >>would be very much appreciated before I attempt this next week. >> >> > > >I only have Gentoo installed on my old laptop that is not in very heavy >and active use. However, PostgreSQL is installed on it and used every now >and then. > >PostgreSQL migration has always worked fine for me, so it has been >adequate to install fresher version on some sundry hardware and test the >migration with it. > >This, quite obviously, is only my humble opinion and based on my limited >experience :) > >Cheers, > >--Jyry >C|:-( C|:-/ C|========8-O C|8-/ C|:-( > >---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- >TIP 7: don't forget to increase your free space map settings > >
Mark Gibson wrote: > Are there any Gentoo users here? > Do you wish the PostgreSQL ebuild made use of SLOTS? I've submitted a slotted ebuild for testing at: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42894 It's the first slotted ebuild i've attempted, so it may be total rubish! But I have managed to get 7.3.5 and 7.4.1 installed and running in parallel (see attachment notes on bugs.gentoo.org). -- Mark Gibson <gibsonm |AT| cromwell |DOT| co |DOT| uk> Web Developer & Database Admin Cromwell Tools Ltd. Leicester, England.