Thread: Remove references to pre-11 versions

Hi,

I've attached a patch that removes some now redundant messaging about
unsupported versions.

Regards

Thom

Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> writes:
> I've attached a patch that removes some now redundant messaging about
> unsupported versions.

If we want to make that a policy, I think a lot more could be done
--- I remember noticing a documentation comment about some 8.x
version just recently.

However, "out of support" is a lot different from "nobody has any
code written for that version anymore".  So I'd be inclined to keep
the first hunk in your patch, the one explaining the regexp_matches-
in-a-subselect trick.  People will be trying to puzzle out why
somebody did it like that for years to come.

I agree with simplifying the other two spots.

            regards, tom lane

On Wed, 19 Apr 2023 at 14:58, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>
> Thom Brown <thom@linux.com> writes:
> > I've attached a patch that removes some now redundant messaging about
> > unsupported versions.
>
> If we want to make that a policy, I think a lot more could be done
> --- I remember noticing a documentation comment about some 8.x
> version just recently.
>
> However, "out of support" is a lot different from "nobody has any
> code written for that version anymore".  So I'd be inclined to keep
> the first hunk in your patch, the one explaining the regexp_matches-
> in-a-subselect trick.  People will be trying to puzzle out why
> somebody did it like that for years to come.
>
> I agree with simplifying the other two spots.

Fair enough.  I've updated the patch.  However, feel free to ignore if
this marks the thin edge of the wedge.

Thom

On 19.04.23 14:37, Thom Brown wrote:
> I've attached a patch that removes some now redundant messaging about
> unsupported versions.

The text in pg_basebackup.sgml describes behavior that still exists in 
pg_basebackup.  As long as that behavior exists, we should document it 
accurately.