Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> writes: > postgresql-server is not something new, it's a new way of packaging an > existing product. It's like the monolithic/split KDE ebuilds, the new split > postgresql packages make the dev's life easier, and make it possible for you > to make more modular choices about what you want support for. > > Plus, the old packages only go as far a version 8.3.1 > Only the new packages are supported after that version
The other advantage is that it makes the upgrade process considerably easier and safer. The new postresql-[base|server|docs] ebuilds are slotted.
