Re: Release notes for upgrading

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
Cc: Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Release notes for upgrading
Date: 2004-08-11 05:11:59
Message-ID: 1061.1092201119@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net> writes:
> On Tuesday 10 August 2004 22:57, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
>> I don't think many users realise they can use the next version's pg_dump
>> to upgrade. I think it should be put in every release notes!

> Assuming we're not ready to recommend Slony for upgrades, I would second this
> idea based on my experience of several cases where I *had* to dump a database
> using the newer pg_dump to get it to upgrade reliably.

This has been standard lore for awhile. Where should we document it
exactly?

regards, tom lane

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