Re: [DOCS] Details about libpq cross-version compatibility

2012-09-14 Thread Sebastien FLAESCH
ave another config using a 8.4 server, or a server using an older protocol... Then, regarding the doc, both (1) and (2) should be clearly documented. Best regards, Seb On 09/14/2012 12:25 AM, Tom Lane wrote: Sebastien FLAESCH writes: If a future major version (for ex 9.3) implements a new strate

Re: [DOCS] Details about libpq cross-version compatibility

2012-09-13 Thread Sebastien FLAESCH
s, like (8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3, ...) or (9.2.1, 9.2.2, ...) I believe also that the libpq library should automatically check for compatiblity, based on PG_MAJORVERSION definition in pg_config.h ... Seb On 09/13/2012 09:01 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: On 12.09.2012 18:21, Sebastien FLAESCH wrote:

Re: [DOCS] Details about libpq cross-version compatibility

2012-09-13 Thread Sebastien FLAESCH
On 09/13/2012 01:38 PM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: On 13.09.2012 11:59, Sebastien FLAESCH wrote: On 09/13/2012 10:19 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: What I meant is that it probably isn't necessary to ship 5 drivers. The latest version of libpq works against older server versions, so you

Re: [DOCS] Details about libpq cross-version compatibility

2012-09-13 Thread Sebastien FLAESCH
On 09/13/2012 10:19 AM, Heikki Linnakangas wrote: On 13.09.2012 10:46, Sebastien FLAESCH wrote: Thank you Heikki for your answer! I can write a paragraph, (hence I did never do that => where can I find info to contribute on the doc?) Just follow the style and language of the rest of the d

[DOCS] Details about libpq cross-version compatibility

2012-09-12 Thread Sebastien FLAESCH
Hello, I believe there is some info missing in the page describing libpq programs build: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.2/interactive/libpq-build.html I am working with PostgreSQL for several years now (since V7), maintaining a set of "db drivers" for our system, that can be used with the di