В сообщении от 13 февраля 2007 JJDaNiMoTh написал(a):
> I think that the advice is clear: the bug for series 8.1 ( that is > used by ArchLinux ) is resolved in the 8.1.7 - 8.1.8 release. > Recompiling and installing postgresql 8.1.8 doesn't require a full > dump and restore. > We don't need to upgrade to 8.2 series for security. I'm secure that > devs know when a major update ( from 8.1 to 8.2 ) is needed; but this > isn't our work. Right? Perfectly right! I only talk about myself :) > I am not a dev, but upgrading package it isn't simple, like you describe. Upgading official package in repo - yes, upgrading package on personal machine - till now i have not see any glitches. > Yes, your method works, but devs must do a lot of other thing, before > officially upgrading package ( like test if other apps work with newer > version ). > These advices only suggest at devs that exist a security patch o a > security update for specify package. For other thing exists an > "out-of-date" flag on cvs web interface. I not raising objections against your advice :) All I want to say - if someone wants more security - he must care himself in first time. I'm not against your advice, and you right. And excuse me for bad english :) _______________________________________________ arch mailing list arch@archlinux.org http://www.archlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/arch
