On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 01:11, Tom Lane wrote: > Robert Treat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Tuesday 10 August 2004 22:57, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote: > >> I don't think many users realise they can use the next version's pg_dump > >> to upgrade. I think it should be put in every release notes! > > > Assuming we're not ready to recommend Slony for upgrades, I would second this > > idea based on my experience of several cases where I *had* to dump a database > > using the newer pg_dump to get it to upgrade reliably. > > This has been standard lore for awhile. Where should we document it > exactly? >
Actually it seems it is already mentioned in http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/install-upgrading.html and somewhat inferred in http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/migration.html I'll take a swing at making the language a little stronger. We could also add it as a mailing list hint. Chris, you have any other ideas where you would like to see it? Robert Treat -- Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
