Re: (A) native Windows port

On Tue, 2002-07-09 at 01:30, Matthew T. O'Connor wrote:
> > Oh, that is a problem.  We would have to require the old executables.
> 
> Could this be solved with packaging? Meaning can postmasters from old versions 
> be packed with a new release strictly for the purpose of upgrading?  It is my 
> understanding that the only old executable needed is the postmaster is that 
> correct?  Perhaps this also requires adding functionality so that pg_dump can 
> run against a singer user postmaster.
> 
> Example: When PG 7.3 is released, the RPM / deb / setup.exe include the 
> postmaster binary for v 7.2 (perhaps two or three older versions...). 

That isn't usable for Debian.  A package must be buildable from source;
so I would have to include separate (though possibly cut-down) source
for n previous packages.  It's a horrid prospect and a dreadful kludge
of a solution - a maintainer's nightmare.

Oliver