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Subject: Re: BUG #19392: PG_UPGRADE is non-functional on Windows
To: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>,
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On 2026-02-04 We 1:43 AM, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, PG Bug reporting form 
> <noreply@postgresql.org> wrote:
>
>     The following bug has been logged on the website:
>
>     Bug reference:      19392
>     Logged by:          Jeff Laing
>     Email address: jeff.laing@spatialnetworx.ai
>     PostgreSQL version: 18.1
>     Operating system:   Windows 11
>     Description:
>
>     After struggling with it for a while, I’ve come to the conclusion that
>     PG_UPGRADE is not functional on Windows.
>
>
> This is a very hard to accept premise and this bug report doesn’t 
> support it.
>
>

pg_upgrade is tested on Windows all the time, both in the buildfarm and 
in CI, so the statement that it is not functional doesn't add up.


cheers


andrew


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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2026-02-04 We 1:43 AM, David G.
      Johnston wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAKFQuwYb54KmC3LXzOVsHNcGht8QqfekVFouza=hj6J7ny=yWA@mail.gmail.com">
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      On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, PG Bug reporting form &lt;<a
        href="mailto:noreply@postgresql.org" moz-do-not-send="true"
        class="moz-txt-link-freetext">noreply@postgresql.org</a>&gt;
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      <blockquote class="gmail_quote"
style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The
        following bug has been logged on the website:<br>
        <br>
        Bug reference:      19392<br>
        Logged by:          Jeff Laing<br>
        Email address:      <a
          href="mailto:jeff.laing@spatialnetworx.ai"
          moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">jeff.laing@spatialnetworx.ai</a><br>
        PostgreSQL version: 18.1<br>
        Operating system:   Windows 11<br>
        Description:        <br>
        <br>
        After struggling with it for a while, I’ve come to the
        conclusion that<br>
        PG_UPGRADE is not functional on Windows.</blockquote>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>This is a very hard to accept premise and this bug report
        doesn’t support it.</div>
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style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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    <p>pg_upgrade is tested on Windows all the time, both in the
      buildfarm and in CI, so the statement that it is not functional
      doesn't add up.</p>
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    </p>
    <p>cheers</p>
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    </p>
    <p>andrew<br>
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