Andrew Dunstan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> To avoid double-patching effort. I think we'll branch fairly shortly, >> like in a week or so, but right now it'd mostly just create make-work >> for committers.
> Was that a big problem last release? Well, basically this happens at core's discretion, and we all feel that waiting a bit more will minimize work. If there were a lot of people chomping at the bit to start committing 8.4-only stuff, maybe we'd decide differently. But right now what's on my radar screen is still 8.3 bugs, eg the open patch for bug #3921, and we're expecting a few more new reports as soon as 8.3.0 spreads. As best I recall, the immediate branch after 8.2 was the exception not the rule --- we've usually waited longer than that. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match