Re: [DOCS] Mention pg_dump version portability

2006-05-15 Thread Jim C. Nasby
On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 12:21:06PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> I have applied this patch that mentions pg_dump portability to 8.1.X and
> CVS HEAD.

Would it be worth recommending using the custom format over plain? I see
plenty of issues with incompatabilities in the plain version, but I
don't think I've ever seen problem with the custom format (though this
could just be because everyone uses the default...)
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Re: [DOCS] Mention pg_dump version portability

2006-05-15 Thread Bruce Momjian
Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 12:21:06PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > I have applied this patch that mentions pg_dump portability to 8.1.X and
> > CVS HEAD.
> 
> Would it be worth recommending using the custom format over plain? I see
> plenty of issues with incompatabilities in the plain version, but I
> don't think I've ever seen problem with the custom format (though this
> could just be because everyone uses the default...)

Right, it is just because it is the default.

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