On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 5:38 PM Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 11:21:22AM -0500, Bruce Momjian wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 05:11:38PM +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote: > > > > In summary, I think the vacuumdb --analyze is now a one-line command, > > > > but the delete part can be complex and not easily typed. > > > > > > I definitely agree to that part -- my argument is that it's more > > > complex (or rather, more platform-specific) than can easily be put in > > > the script either. If it were to be replaced it wouldn't be withy "a > > > command",it would be with instructions basically saying "delete the > > > old cluster". Platform specific wrappers (debian, redhat, windows or > > > whatever) knows more and could do a more complete job, but trying to > > > make all that generic is very complicated. > > > > Agreed, but I don't see OS-specific instruction on how to delete the > > tablespaces as reasonable --- that should be done by pg_upgrade, and we > > have had almost no complaints about that. > > Stepping back, I have always felt there was need for a wrapper program > to setup pg_upgrade, and clean up the old cluster on finish, though no > one has created such a tool yet.
Sure they have, it's just platform specific. pg_upgradecluster on debian is a great example :) -- Magnus Hagander Me: https://www.hagander.net/ Work: https://www.redpill-linpro.com/