PostgreSQL major version change to 8.1.0

[Dennis Veatch]

On Wednesday 09 November 2005 05:22, Duncan Gibson wrote:
> Dennis Veatch wrote:
> > Moonbase has been bumped to postgresql-8.1.0.
> >
> > This is a major version change so the pg_dumpall rules apply here as
> > they did with moving from the 7 series to 8.0. Again this module *will
> > not update* postgresql if something older is found.
> >
> > To ensure data integrity you must dump the database and delete PGDATA
> > and relin.
>
> OK, dumb question time:
>
> does this mean that I - as a normal user, not a dev - need to ensure that
> I have installed postgresql-8.1.0 before I next update the moonbase?
>

NO.

It means if you do not already have postgresql installed then you need not be 
concerned.

> how often should I - as a normal user, not a dev - update the moonbase?
>

Update at your leasure. Or when something is broker. Or whenever the mood 
strikes.


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