Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> writes: > > Tom Lane wrote: > >> I think that #1 and #4 could be substantially alleviated if the > >> instructions recommended doing a trial run with a schema-only dump > >> of the database. That is, > >> > >> * pg_dumpall -s > >> * load that into a test installation (of the *old* PG version) > >> * migrate the test installation to new PG version > >> * do the same sorts of applications compatibility checks you'd want to > >> do anyway before a major version upgrade > > > But you have no data in the database --- can any meaningful testing be > > done? > > Well, you'd have to insert some. But this is something you'd have to do > *anyway*, unless you are willing to just pray that your apps don't need > any changes. The only new thing I'm suggesting here is incorporating > use of pg_migrator into your normal compatibility testing.
Ah, I see. Interesting. I have added the second sentence to the pg_migrator README: Installation ------------ See the INSTALL file for detailed installation instructions. For deployment testing, create a schema-only copy of the old cluster, insert dummy data, and migrate that. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers