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