Re: [WIP] In-place upgrade

Tom Lane wrote:
> Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org> writes:
>   
>> I think that's pretty seriously un-desirable. It's not at all  
>> uncommon for databases to stick around for a very long time and then  
>> jump ahead many versions. I don't think we want to tell people they  
>> can't do that.
>>     
>
> Of course they can do that --- they just have to do it one version at a
> time.

Also, people may be less likely to stick with an old outdated version 
for years and years if the upgrade process is easier.