| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Re: Mention of minor upgrades |
| Date: | 2006-05-23 15:48:13 |
| Message-ID: | 200605231548.k4NFmDj06439@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > In discussion with Jim Nasby, I have updated the FAQ to strongly
> > encourage minor upgrading:
>
> > <H3 id="item3.6">3.6) Why do I need to do a dump and restore
> > to upgrade between major PostgreSQL releases?</H3>
>
> The item heading seems misleading about what the contents are.
> I think you need to split this into two questions. Only the last
> para of what you have is actually relevant to the given question.
Good point. New title is "What should I do about upgrading
PostgreSQL?". Seems our big problem now is not people complaining about
dump/reload but those who think they are making their system more stable
by _not_ upgrading.
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