Bryce Nesbitt wrote:
> "Ugh, I started the wrong version of psql again".
>
> This patch offers basic backwards compatibility, so a version 8.4 psql
> can successfully do common operations on Postgres 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 and 8.3.
> I expect it's incomplete support, but as of yet I can't find an actual
> problem. To me it is a step forward regardless, as it fixes "\d" which
> is pretty crucial even when just popping to an old server to check on
> something before an upgrade.
Guillaume Lelarge just submitted a patch for this. Did you check it
out? It's on the July commitfest page.
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