Re: Problem with documentation of upgrades

Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > In looking over how upgrades are documented, it seems we talk about
> > dumping/reloading in two place in our documentation:
> >
> > Chapter 15. Installation from Source Code
> > 15.4. Upgrading
> > http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/install-upgrading.html
> >
> > and:
> >
> > Chapter 24. Backup and Restore
> > 24.4. Migration Between Releases
> > http://developer.postgresql.org/pgdocs/postgres/migration.html
> >
> > The steps listed also use slightly different syntax, e.g. psql [-d], and
> > we call one "migrating" and the other "upgrading".
> >
> > This really needs a cleanup. Any suggestions? I feel the two sections
> > really need to be merged. Where should the combined section be placed?
>
> I went ahead and merged those two sections and put it in:
>
> Chapter 17. Server Setup and Operation
>
> 17.6. Upgrading a PostgreSQL Cluster
> 17.6.1. Upgrading Data via pg_dump
> 17.6.2. Other data migration methods
>
> You can view the result here:
>
> http://momjian.us/expire/pgsql.docs/upgrading.html
>
> There seemed to be continual confusion over whether you need to
> dump/reload, and I think it was because our upgrade instructions were
> duplicative and not complete in both places. This should solve the
> problem once and for all.

Patch applied.

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