Thomas Kellerer wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote on 12.07.2010 21:34:
> > Thom Brown wrote:
> >> Could someone clarify the info in this paragraph:
> >>
> >> "Note that, due to a system catalog change, an initdb and database
> >> reload will be required for upgrading from 9.0Beta1. We encourage
> >> users to use this opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from
> >> Beta2 or an earlier version of 9.0. Please report your results."
> >>
> >> This suggests that the system catalog change only occurred in Beta2,
> >> not Beta3. So if that's the case, why would I want to test pg_upgrade
> >> going from Beta2 to Beta3 if they use the same system catalog layout?
> >
> > Yes, this is wrong. It should be "We encourage users to use this
> > opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from Beta1 or an earlier
> > version of 9.0. Please report your results." However, I see the beta3
> > release notes are now on the web site so it seems too late to fix this.
>
> I'm a bit confused that pg_upgrade is "advertised" in this way, but is "hidden" in the manual under "additionally
suppliedmodules".
>
> If I was a new user, I would look in the administration chapter for any reference on how to do in-place upgrades.
>
> Is there any reason why pg_upgrade is not documented in the "main" manual?
Well, pg_upgrade was only added in beta2, so maybe we need to go back
and mention it as part of upgrading.
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