Re: Reverse compatibility

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "David Olbersen" <DOlbersen(at)stbernard(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Reverse compatibility
Date: 2003-07-14 21:03:27
Message-ID: 14156.1058216607@sss.pgh.pa.us
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"David Olbersen" <DOlbersen(at)stbernard(dot)com> writes:
> I 'found' a server I'd like to use for something database related. It's got an older version of postgres on it (7.0.2) and I'd like to install an upgraded (7.3.2) client & associated libraries.

> I don't think this server is being used for anything, but if it is, will I end up making any database related items fail because of the newer client & libraries?

You might. See the Release Notes for backwards-compatibility gotchas
introduced in 7.1, 7.2, or 7.3. There aren't very many, but there are
some ...

regards, tom lane

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