Re: libpq API incompatibility between 7.4 and 8.0

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Well, if you just want to bump libpq's SO_MAJOR_VERSION, I won't
> > object.
>
> Yes. Unless someone objects, I will do that for 8.0.* and 8.1.*.

I am thinking we should up the 8.0.* and 8.1.* releases to have the same
major number, but not make a major libpq bump for every major release
unless it is required, like with prog_name. Is that the plan?

I guess the big question is whether we would ever want a 7.2 psql or any
other client to automatically use a 7.3 libpq. In fact by upping the
major every time will 7.2 clients automatically use the 7.3 libpq or
will they have to be relinked?

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