Re: tsearch in core patch, for inclusion

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Stefan Kaltenbrunner wrote:
>> sure that ISP is a bit stupid(especially wrt plpgsql) - but tsearch2
>> in the current version is actually imposing some additional(often
>> non-trivial) complexity for things like database restores and
>> upgrades so I can see an ISP wanting to avoid that altogether.
>
> I have never used tsearch2 across an upgrade, so what exactly are those
> problems and why would they be specific to tsearch2?

Tsearch2 changes things occasionally from release to release which make
upgrades impossible with a standard pg_dump/pg_restore. I would have to
double check (because I always work around the problem now) but IIRC
there have been function call changes that are different from one
release to the next.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

>

--

=== The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. ===
Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 || 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240
Providing the most comprehensive PostgreSQL solutions since 1997
http://www.commandprompt.com/

Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/