> You wrote "Unfortunately Red Hat's backwards-compatibility policy > forbids dropping > new major PG releases into old RHEL branches". So that means I cannot > upgrade to Postgresql 8.x on a RedHat9 server? Currently I am using > Postgresql 7.3 but was planning on upgrading before I put the database > into production.
Hi Margaret, Tom means that Redhat won't provide a update for Postgresql, that does not mean you can't install it yourself. I run RedHat EL 4.3(Postgresql is at 7.4.x on EL 4.3) at work and I run 8.1 on it, I just installed it myself. Later, Tony Caduto AM Software Design http://www.amsoftwaredesign.com Home of PG Lightning Admin Your best bet for Postgresql Administration ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match
