mysql is now a critpath package? WTF?

Michael Cronenworth mike at cchtml.com
Fri Jan 6 15:21:30 UTC 2012


Kevin Kofler wrote:
> PostgreSQL requires manual intervention at each upgrade (dump BEFORE you
> upgrade, restore afterwards)

As of PostgreSQL 9.0, there is an upgrade utility[1] that doesn't 
require a dump/restore. I have used it to go from 8.4 to 9.0 and now 9.0 
to 9.1 without an issue.

[1] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/pgupgrade.html


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