Bug#463893: postgresql-8.3: please automate database upgrade between pgsql releases

2008-02-03 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Mark Robinson wrote: > I think it's important to make all upgrade processes as automatic as > possible. This would be quite inappropriate. When moving between major PostgreSQL releases you need to review, revise, reconfigure, and test your application. If you don't want to do that, stay with t

Bug#463893: postgresql-8.3: please automate database upgrade between pgsql releases

2008-02-03 Thread Mark Robinson
Package: postgresql-8.3 Version: 8.3~rc2-1+b1 Severity: wishlist >> Leaving aside the entire undesirability of this manual upgrade procedure, > > We could try to upgrade an older cluster to a newer version > automatically if you have an older one installed. However, this can > also lead to a lo