Thomas Kellerer wrote: > Bruce Momjian wrote on 12.07.2010 21:34: > > Thom Brown wrote: > >> Could someone clarify the info in this paragraph: > >> > >> "Note that, due to a system catalog change, an initdb and database > >> reload will be required for upgrading from 9.0Beta1. We encourage > >> users to use this opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from > >> Beta2 or an earlier version of 9.0. Please report your results." > >> > >> This suggests that the system catalog change only occurred in Beta2, > >> not Beta3. So if that's the case, why would I want to test pg_upgrade > >> going from Beta2 to Beta3 if they use the same system catalog layout? > > > > Yes, this is wrong. It should be "We encourage users to use this > > opportunity to test pg_upgrade for the upgrade from Beta1 or an earlier > > version of 9.0. Please report your results." However, I see the beta3 > > release notes are now on the web site so it seems too late to fix this. > > I'm a bit confused that pg_upgrade is "advertised" in this way, but is > "hidden" in the manual under "additionally supplied modules". > > If I was a new user, I would look in the administration chapter for any > reference on how to do in-place upgrades. > > Is there any reason why pg_upgrade is not documented in the "main" manual?
Well, pg_upgrade was only added in beta2, so maybe we need to go back and mention it as part of upgrading. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + None of us is going to be here forever. + -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
