Re: Backward compatibility psql 8.1 to 8.2

From: Bryce Nesbitt <bryce1(at)obviously(dot)com>
To: Richard Huxton <dev(at)archonet(dot)com>, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Backward compatibility psql 8.1 to 8.2
Date: 2008-02-16 04:32:00
Message-ID: 47B66740.3010401@obviously.com
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I'm running SUSE 10.3. I have to install something behind the back of
the package manager to keep two versions of psql around. Its not the
end of the world, but it's a hassle... and fiddly in it's own right. A
8.2/8.3 client that could talk to 8.1 would save hassle here.

Richard Huxton wrote:
> Feasible no doubt, but fiddly and useless to most.
>
> You can have multiple installations on the same machine. I think most
> of the developers do as do many of the rest of us. What platform are
> you running? Debian has built-in support for this, but you can do it
> yourself for most installations.

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