Re: [WIP] In-place upgrade

From: "Matthew T(dot) O'Connor" <matthew(at)zeut(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Decibel!" <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Gregory Stark <stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>, Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)sun(dot)com>, Greg Stark <greg(dot)stark(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [WIP] In-place upgrade
Date: 2008-11-10 14:14:19
Message-ID: 491841BB.9020305@zeut.net
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Decibel! <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org> writes:
>
>> I think that's pretty seriously un-desirable. It's not at all
>> uncommon for databases to stick around for a very long time and then
>> jump ahead many versions. I don't think we want to tell people they
>> can't do that.
>>
>
> Of course they can do that --- they just have to do it one version at a
> time.

Also, people may be less likely to stick with an old outdated version
for years and years if the upgrade process is easier.

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