On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 00:09, Lamar Owen wrote:
> On Tuesday 09 July 2002 04:17 pm, Hannu Krosing
> > It is quite easy to both check for a running postmaster and start/stop
> > one.
>
> Not when there is no ps in your path. Or pg_ctl for that matter. Nor is
> there necessarily a /proc tree waiting to be exploited. We're talking the
> anaconda environment, which is tailored for OS installation and upgrading.
> You cannot start a postmaster; you cannot check to see if one is running --
> you can't even check to see if you're in the anaconda chroot or not, so that
> you can use more tools if not in the OS installation mode. Again -- the
> total OS upgrade path is a big part of this scenario, as far as the RPM's are
> concerned. The Debian package may or may not have as grievous a structure.
No. I don't have anything like your problems to contend with!
I can and do copy the old binaries and libraries in the pre-removal
script, which means I have a pretty good chance of accomplishing an
upgrade without user intervention. If I had your problems I'd give up!