Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread Bruce Momjian
Scott Marlowe wrote: > On 8/15/07, George Wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:44 AM > > To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org > > Cc: George Wilk > > Subject: Re: [ADMIN

Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread Scott Marlowe
On 8/15/07, George Wilk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Peter Eisentraut [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:44 AM > To: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org > Cc: George Wilk > Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases > > Am Mittwoch, 15

Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread Alvaro Herrera
George Wilk wrote: > As a general rule, the internal data storage format is subject to change > between major releases of PostgreSQL (where the number after the first dot > changes). This does not apply to different minor releases under the same > major release (where the number after the second d

Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread George Wilk
This must be a matter of personal pride for you Peter, as your personal website states: "I spend much of my spare time programming, writing documentation for, and answering mailing list questions about PostgreSQL." Whereas "answering mailing list questions" might be an understatement :) I'll let y

Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Mittwoch, 15. August 2007 16:52 schrieb George Wilk: > Hi Peter, thanks for your helpful and kind reply. It certainly clears a > lot of smoke... In the future you might consider including links to > relevant information. You posted the relevant information yourself. You just need to believe

Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread George Wilk
-admin@postgresql.org Cc: George Wilk Subject: Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases Am Mittwoch, 15. August 2007 16:20 schrieb George Wilk: > I thought that the major release was the first number in the versioning > schema, the second represented minor release, and the third would be the > ma

Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Mittwoch, 15. August 2007 16:20 schrieb George Wilk: > I thought that the major release was the first number in the versioning > schema, the second represented minor release, and the third would be the > maintenance release or revision number (i.e. 8.2.4). You thought wrong then. -- Peter Eis

Re: [ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread Milen A. Radev
George Wilk написа: > Could someone clarify the database dump/restore requirement for postgres > upgrades between major releases? > > The online help chapter "23.5. Migration Between Releases" states that: > > > > As a general rule, the internal data storage format is subject to change > betwe

[ADMIN] Migration Between Releases

2007-08-15 Thread George Wilk
Could someone clarify the database dump/restore requirement for postgres upgrades between major releases? The online help chapter "23.5. Migration Between Releases" states that: As a general rule, the internal data storage format is subject to change between major releases of PostgreSQL (where