-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:39:26 -0500 Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Josh Berkus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Peter, > >> What difference would pg_dump make? > > > For many user's databases ... many more than any previous version > > after 7.3 ... using the old version's pg_dump *will not load* into > > 8.3. Unless you restore the casts. > > Please provide a concrete example. > > > Should I be discussing this on a different list? > > If you are looking for code changes, neither docs nor advocacy are > suitable forums. Josh wasn't looking for code changes. He was insuring that we were loud about the rather significant problems that upgrading to 8.3, "may" cause. Joshua D. Drake > > regards, tom lane > > ---------------------------(end of > broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our > list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > - -- === The PostgreSQL Company: Command Prompt, Inc. === Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 PostgreSQL solutions since 1997 http://www.commandprompt.com/ UNIQUE NOT NULL Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate PostgreSQL Replication: http://www.commandprompt.com/products/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHOdWAATb/zqfZUUQRAjG4AJ9WZgxRABLBu/E6gid1t1Jg1pDxcQCfanaB MNH1nlHU6lEO+z+IJ6mxLvE= =2Tga -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend