| From: | Lamar Owen <lamar(dot)owen(at)wgcr(dot)org> |
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| To: | Karl DeBisschop <kdebisschop(at)range(dot)infoplease(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-ports(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Re: [HACKERS] Re: [GENERAL] 7.0 vs. 7.1 (was: latest version?) |
| Date: | 2000-10-31 16:37:50 |
| Message-ID: | 39FEF55E.8BE4A3A7@wgcr.org |
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Karl DeBisschop wrote:
>
> Lamar Owen wrote:
>
> > As to why the package is split, well, it is highly useful to many people
> > to have a PostgreSQL _client_ installation that accesses a central
> > database server -- there is no need to have a postmaster and a full
> > backend when all you need is psql and the libraries and documentation
> > that goes along with psql.
>
> My personal experience is that the way the PostgreSQL RPMs are split is very good. It meshes nicely with other dependencies so that I don't need to install extra RPMs on our servers. I for one would not like to see that change.
And I agree -- and have no plans to change. If anything the RPMset will
increase in number, not decrease.
--
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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