Re: pg_migrator issue with contrib

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, Brad Nicholson <bnichols(at)ca(dot)afilias(dot)info>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pg_migrator issue with contrib
Date: 2009-06-08 15:25:02
Message-ID: 23484.1244474702@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine(at)hi-media(dot)com> writes:
> So the case where pg_migrator still fails is when the .sql file of the
> module has changed in a way that restoring what pg_dump gives no longer
> match what the .so exposes, or if the new .so is non backward
> compatible?

Exactly. And note that this is not pg_migrator's fault: a pg_dump
dump and reload of the database exposes the user to the same risks,
if the module author has not been careful about compatibility.

regards, tom lane

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