Re: PostgreSQL 9.0 beta 3 release announcement

From: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: PostgreSQL 9.0 beta 3 release announcement
Date: 2010-07-12 20:05:41
Message-ID: i1fsig$pgc$1@dough.gmane.org
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general

Bruce Momjian wrote on 12.07.2010 21:34:
> Thom Brown wrote:
>> Could someone clarify the info in this paragraph:
>>
>> "Note that, due to a system catalog change, an initdb and database
>> reload will be required for upgrading from 9.0Beta1. We encourage
>> users to use this opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from
>> Beta2 or an earlier version of 9.0. Please report your results."
>>
>> This suggests that the system catalog change only occurred in Beta2,
>> not Beta3. So if that's the case, why would I want to test pg_upgrade
>> going from Beta2 to Beta3 if they use the same system catalog layout?
>
> Yes, this is wrong. It should be "We encourage users to use this
> opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from Beta1 or an earlier
> version of 9.0. Please report your results." However, I see the beta3
> release notes are now on the web site so it seems too late to fix this.

I'm a bit confused that pg_upgrade is "advertised" in this way, but is "hidden" in the manual under "additionally supplied modules".

If I was a new user, I would look in the administration chapter for any reference on how to do in-place upgrades.

Is there any reason why pg_upgrade is not documented in the "main" manual?

Regards
Thomas

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Tom Wilcox 2010-07-12 20:20:21 Re: Configure Postgres From SQL
Previous Message Bruce Momjian 2010-07-12 19:34:02 Re: PostgreSQL 9.0 beta 3 release announcement