Re: Upgrade Procedures

"Steve Wolfe" <nw@codon.com> writes:
>> I know for minor releases, there are upgrade programs to let this happen
>> in
>> place.  Is there any plan for not always having to load and reload in
>> the
>> future?

>   It can be a pain in the butt, but I'm glad that it's done that way.  I'd
> rather take a small bite up front rather than have the development team
> incorporate backwards-compatibility, which even if it COULD be done, would
> probably hinder development much more than would be prudent.

This is, um, an ancient topic.  See thread "Upgrading rant" now in
progress on pgsql-hackers for the latest rehash of the arguments ...

            regards, tom lane