Thread: Postgresql vs OS compatibility matrix

Hi

We installed our Postgresql package from the RH CDROM v9.
The version is v7.3.2

Is there a compatibility matrix for Postgresql vs OS that I can verify?

I have checked the ftp sites for Postgresql software under the binary/RPMS
folder and discovered that v7.3.2 is not available for redhat 9.0
Only v7.3.3 and above is available for redhat 9.0


Thank you,
REgards.

Oops! CHEWTC@ap.nec.com.sg was seen spray-painting on a wall:
> We installed our Postgresql package from the RH CDROM v9.
> The version is v7.3.2
>
> Is there a compatibility matrix for Postgresql vs OS that I can verify?
>
> I have checked the ftp sites for Postgresql software under the
> binary/RPMS folder and discovered that v7.3.2 is not available for
> redhat 9.0 Only v7.3.3 and above is available for redhat 9.0

The reason for minor releases is to fix substantial problems.

Nobody bothered packaging 7.3.2 for RH9.0 because by the time RH9.0
was available, 7.3.3 or 7.3.4 were available, and there was therefore
no point in packaging a version KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE when there was a
version available KNOWN TO ADDRESS THOSE DEFECTS.

Unless you specifically want to live with the defects remedied in
7.3.3 and 7.3.4, then you should upgrade to 7.3.4.

It actually appears likely, based on recent discussions, that there
will be a 7.3.5; there might be merit in going to that.
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Chew,

First off, this isn't the appropriate list.  So if you have follow-up
questions, please post them to NOVICE or GENERAL.

> I have checked the ftp sites for Postgresql software under the binary/RPMS
> folder and discovered that v7.3.2 is not available for redhat 9.0
> Only v7.3.3 and above is available for redhat 9.0

All versions of PostgreSQL from the last 3 years are compatible with RedHat as
far as I know.  However, 7.3.3 and 7.3.4 are "bug-fix" releases; they fix
security problems and a few other known issues.   As such, 7.3.2 is not
recommended by *anyone* for *any OS*, becuase it has known sercurity, backup,
and recovery issue.

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Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco