"Steve Wolfe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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
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