Re: [ADMIN] Feature patches and Postgres minor versions

On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Herouth Maoz wrote:

> I looked at the patches directory, and saw the "feature patch" there
> intended to add 'LIMIT' to the syntax of SELECT.
>
> According to the README, feature patches add functionality, which is
> something minor versions (like 6.4.1) will not do. So there are two
> separate paths of upgrade here - bug fixes (through the minor versions) and
> feature enhancement.
>
> My question - how can I do both? The patch is supposed to be applied to a
> clean 6.4. If I upgrade to 6.4.1, do I have to give up the extra
> functionality? Or will there be a new version of the feature patch to be
> applied to 6.4.1?

There will be a newer version put out for v6.4.1 ...

Marc G. Fournier
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
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