Thing is, we install header files and man pages in the client only, if memory serves me right. Also, tools like createdb are in the client package.
So, apart from the obvious "I want to upgrade the client separately (before) the server", there are no arguments for not doing it the way we do it now. But maybe that argument is enough to motivate a change? Palle 17 okt 2014 kl. 16:40 skrev Olli Hauer <oha...@gmx.de>: > In case the dependency on thr client will be removed all ports depending on > the server alone at the moment should be checked if they also require the > client part. > Additional clients should not define a conflict with server versions < client > version > -- > Sent from my Android phone with GMX Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > Chris Rees <cr...@physics.org> wrote: > Hi Dan, > > http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/databases/postgresql90-server/Makefile?revision=286930&view=markup#l64 > > It was always supposed to be the case, however I agree that it's probably not > necessary. > > Anyone mind if it doesn't depend? > > Chris > > > On 17 October 2014 15:12:51 BST, Dan Langille <d...@langille.org> wrote: > >Why is postgresql-server dependent upon postgresql-client? > > > >This wasn’t the case in the past and seems to be the case not. > > > >Not all server installations need the client. > > > >In addition, upgrading the client before upgrading the server is > >standard procedure: > > > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/upgrading.html > > > >i.e. upgrade the client, pg_dump using the new client, then upgrade > >server, pg_restore. > > > >Thanks > > > >— > >Dan Langille > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
signature.asc
Description: Message signed with OpenPGP using GPGMail
