On 2014-05-07 08:50:33 -0400, Robert Haas wrote: > On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de> wrote:
> > I don't think it's likely that beta1 will be binary compatible with the > > final version at this point. > > I rather think we're not ready for beta1 at this point (but I expect > to lose that argument).
Well, I guess it depends on what we define 'beta1' to be. Imo evaluating problematic pieces of new code, locating unfinished pieces is part of that. I don't see much point in forbidding incompatible changes in beta1 personally. That robs th the development cycle of the only period where users can actually test the new version in a halfway sane manner and report back with things that apparently broken.
We need to be very careful to tell people about it though. Preferrably if we *know* a dump/reload will be needed to go beta1->beta2, we should actually document that in the releasenotes of beta1 already. So people can make proper plans..