Re: sanity of using -current?

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Alex Pilosov <alex(at)pilosoft(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: sanity of using -current?
Date: 2000-10-26 15:05:01
Message-ID: 5676.972572701@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Alex Pilosov <alex(at)pilosoft(dot)com> writes:
> I need some of features (union in views, in particular) which are only
> available in 7.1-current. How insane would be to try it on production
> server? Are there known bugs that could cause loss of data or loss of
> updates? Or just newer features aren't polished yet?

On a production server? I wouldn't trust it with mission-critical data,
for sure. But that's more an issue of inadequate testing than that
there are known bugs.

If you try this, be sure to make frequent backups ...

> Also, where is cvs repository? Is there a CVSup access to it?

See http://www.postgresql.org/devel-corner/docs/postgres/cvs.htm

regards, tom lane

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