| From: | Heikki Linnakangas <hlinnaka(at)iki(dot)fi> |
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| To: | Nathan Bossart <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>, Melanie Plageman <melanieplageman(at)gmail(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz>, Sami Imseih <samimseih(dot)pg(at)gmail(dot)com>, Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>, Naga Appani <nagnrik(at)gmail(dot)com>, Ashutosh Bapat <ashutosh(dot)bapat(dot)oss(at)gmail(dot)com>, Tomas Vondra <tomas(at)vondra(dot)me>, Xuneng Zhou <xunengzhou(at)gmail(dot)com>, torikoshia <torikoshia(at)oss(dot)nttdata(dot)com>, Kirill Reshke <reshkekirill(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Catversion bumps during beta (was Re: [Proposal] Expose internal MultiXact member count function for efficient monitoring) |
| Date: | 2026-09-22 16:01:14 |
| Message-ID: | b18df008-65b9-4276-ab61-b99a24ad9599@iki.fi |
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On 22/09/2026 18:46, Nathan Bossart wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 09:58:38AM -0400, Melanie Plageman wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 4:01 AM Michael Paquier <michael(at)paquier(dot)xyz> wrote:
>>> That would be OK here. CC-ing Nathan for RMT input, as this would
>>> require a catversion bump.
>>
>> I don't have an issue with a catversion bump as long as it's before GA
>> and it doesn't make it more likely we'll have to change it again after
>> GA.
>
> Same. I'd think before RC1 would be preferable.
I'm cool with it. Sooner the better, of course.
I don't really mind catversion bumps during the beta period in general,
I'm in the camp that if there's a change that would make the release
better and it's not particularly risky, it's better to still sneak it in.
I feel I might be in the minority with that view though. Historically,
we've avoided fixes that need catversion bumps late in the beta period,
so that beta-testers don't need to pg_upgrade. I think that's a poor
tradeoff, but if we're changing long-standing policy, the RMT probably
isn't the right group for that. So, how do others feel?
- Heikki
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