| From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
|---|---|
| To: | "Jim C(dot) Nasby" <jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Database file compatability |
| Date: | 2005-09-27 01:48:34 |
| Message-ID: | 4338A4F2.3010906@commandprompt.com |
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Jim C. Nasby wrote:
>If a database is created with a 64 bit version of initdb, would a 32bit
>backend be able to talk to it? Likewise, would a backend compiled by a
>different compiler be able to?
>
>
Not in my experience at least from going 32 bit intel to 64bit opteron.
>If there was some kind of incompatability, would the backend just refuse
>to start, or would it start and start silently trashing data?
>
>
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