Erik Rijkers wrote:
> On Tue, February 12, 2013 17:01, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> > Erik Rijkers wrote:
> >> On Tue, February 12, 2013 15:55, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> >> > Create libpgcommon, and move pg_malloc et al to it
> >> >
> >>
> >> If at all possible, it would be handy (for testers) if initdb-forcing 
> >> commits are flagged as
> >> such.
> >
> > Hmm?  I don't think this patch requires an initdb at all.  It doesn't
> > touch the database contents at all, does it?
> >
> > Patches that force an initdb are flagged as such by bumping
> > CATALOG_VERSION_NO.
> >
> 
> I got this:
> 
> The database cluster was initialized with PG_CONTROL_VERSION 934, but the 
> server was compiled with
> PG_CONTROL_VERSION 935
> HINT:  It looks like you need to initdb
> 
> 
> But I immediately admit that I could well be mistaken;  it may have been an 
> older commit that
> triggered this  complaint of 'needing initdb' on this particular machine.  My 
> apologies.

Ah, yes, that's 62401db45c.

I'm not sure are you suggesting, though.  Are you saying that the commit
message should explicitely state "this patch requires initdb" or some
such?

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