Hey Torben, thanks for the research :) So Jason it looks like we test both geotools and this driver with a newer PostgreSQL / PostGIS combination.
Jason if you want we can ask about using a newer driver (of course your downstream applications is free to choose an appropriate driver through careful use of maven dependency and excludes). -- Jody Garnett On 4 June 2015 at 18:50, Torben Barsballe <[email protected]> wrote: > The automated tests are running against: > > PostgreSQL 9.3.5 > POSTGIS 2.1.2 r12389 > > Looking at the geotools pom.xml, the tests are still using the 8.4-701.jdbc3 > driver. > > Torben > > > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2015 at 2:05 PM, Jody Garnett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We have recently restored automated postgis testing on our build box, >> Torben has the details on what versions are used (I imagine it is the >> latest since that is what are working against). >> >> If you would like to build and test geotools and geoserver with a more >> recent driver we would be interested in your feedback. The GeoTools >> developers guide has some instructions on setting up the "online tests" >> used to work against your local PostGIS. The tests are self contained and >> will create the tables required before use. >> >> -- >> Jody Garnett >> >> On 3 June 2015 at 21:45, Jason Newmoyer <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> GeoServer devs, >>> >>> I noticed in the 2.7.1 war distro that it is >>> using postgresql-8.4-701.jdbc3.jar. I plan on using GeoServer with the >>> latest PostgreSQL 9.4/PostGIS 2.1 releases. >>> >>> I found this discussion a few years back about the topic: >>> http://sourceforge.net/p/geoserver/mailman/message/30164784/ >>> Stating that the reason for using the 8.4 driver is backwards >>> compatibility. But from what I understand, all Postgres JDBC drivers are >>> backwards >>> compatible <https://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html#current>. My >>> concern now is forward compatibility. So my question is what kind of test >>> coverage does GeoServer have with regard to PostgreSQL 9.x / PostGIS 2.1 >>> datastores? What would be your concerns about using an updated driver? >>> >>> I'm looking at configuring a connection pool using JNDI with Jetty 9.x >>> and using the latest 9.4 jdbc driver. So I would probably remove the 8.4 >>> driver from war libs to avoid conflicts. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Jason Newmoyer >>> Newmoyer Geospatial Solutions >>> 843.606.0424 >>> [email protected] >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Geoserver-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel >>> >>> >> >
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