Tom Lane wrote:
>> Is this acceptable to everyone? We could name the option
>> -u/--upgrade-compatible.
>
> If the switch is specifically for pg_upgrade support (enabling this as
> well as any other hacks we find necessary), which seems like a good
> idea, then don't chew up a short option letter for it. There should be
> a long form only.
Note that pg_dump's output is already upgrade compatible. That's what
pg_dump is often used for after all. I believe what we are after here
is something like "in-place upgrade compatible" or "upgrade binary
compatible".
> And probably not even list it in the user documentation.
I think we should still list it somewhere and say it is for use by
in-place upgrade utilities. It will only confuse people if it is not
documented at all.