Re: [HACKERS] Any Gentoo users interested in a slotted PostgreSQL

I dont see a real need for slots, but I do question why the 7.4 branch
isnt marked as stable yet. :)

Gavin

Jyry Kuukkanen wrote:

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>>Are there any Gentoo users here?
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>Yes, there are some :)
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>>Do you wish the PostgreSQL ebuild made use of SLOTS?
>>- to allow installing of major versions together (eg. 7.3 and 7.4 on the
>>same host)
>>- to ease migration of databases to new major versions (where a
>>dump/reload is required)
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>>I've started a thread at:
>>http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42894
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>>With a initial plan for relocation of files to support slotting.
>>Comments, suggestions, corrections, or messages to say it's a silly idea
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>>would be very much appreciated before I attempt this next week.
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>I only have Gentoo installed on my old laptop that is not in very heavy
>and active use. However, PostgreSQL is installed on it and used every now
>and then.
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>PostgreSQL migration has always worked fine for me, so it has been
>adequate to install fresher version on some sundry hardware and test the
>migration with it.
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>This, quite obviously, is only my humble opinion and based on my limited
>experience :)
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>Cheers,
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>--Jyry
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