Scott Marlowe wrote:
> Does anyone who know about packaging know if this a limitation of the
> packaging spec in rpm, or is there a relatively simple way to get an
> rpm based machine to run >1 ver of pgsql at a time?
The difference is merely that the packaging doesn't support that setup.
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Pet
Up until 8.2 I never used packages because I ran RH or FC and built
from source since 6.5.2 or so. I started using packages with ubuntu,
and having 8.0, 8.1, and 8.2 installed at the same time, and it's
wonderful for troubleshooting issues that might crop up between
versions. The Debian / Ubuntu
I'm running SUSE 10.3. I have to install something behind the back of
the package manager to keep two versions of psql around. Its not the
end of the world, but it's a hassle... and fiddly in it's own right. A
8.2/8.3 client that could talk to 8.1 would save hassle here.
Richard Huxton wrote:
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Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
And indeed, most stuff works, but \d for a specific table fails. Has
there been talk of making a backwards compatibility nod here? I don't
want to downgrade my development machine, and I don't control the remote
machine. How fundamentally different is the protocol -- and w
I'm getting the dreaded psql warning:
WARNING: You are connected to a server with major version 8.1,
but your psql client is major version 8.2. Some backslash commands,
such as \d, might not work properly.
And indeed, most stuff works, but \d for a specific table fails. Has
there been ta