Re: [GENERAL] *Old* PostgreSQL version

From: Alex Shnitman <alexsh(at)hectic(dot)net>
To: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] *Old* PostgreSQL version
Date: 1999-06-25 13:41:17
Message-ID: 14195.34464.383214.28789@hectic.hectic.net
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Bruce Momjian writes:

> > > That's a good one. There is a data/PG_VERSION file in the install
> > > directory that should contain the version, though there was one release
> > > where we forgot to update that. That may help. I assume you don't have
> > > the source code, because the HISTORY file always has the version at the
> > > top of the file.
> >
> > Yes, that did it! Thanks a lot. (6.1... Not *that* old after all. Or
> > is it?) Perhaps it needs to be added to that question in the FAQ or
> > something.
>
> Well, now that we have version(), we hope it will be easier for people.

Sure, but the idea is that people want to check out *old* versions of
the software, and version() wans't there always.

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