From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200006070136.VAA24270@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] INSTALL/install.sgml file
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	"from Peter Eisentraut at Jun 6, 2000 11:58:45 pm"
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 21:36:36 -0400 (EDT)
CC: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>,
	PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>,
	PostgreSQL-documentation <docs@postgresql.org>
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> I think the installation instructions should say "If you are upgrading
> from an existing installation, read the Administrator's Guide for backing
> and restoring your data." The said guide contains a chapter discussing
> these issues in detail (or at least it contains a chapter on it and we
> should add some detail :). This sort of thing can't be replaced by three
> sentences.
> 
> Just the other day I griped about the fact that the installation
> instructions are in fact a chapter of the administrator's guide, which
> breaks the internal and external organization and the flow of information
> of both the installation instructions and the administrator's guide.

Can we refer people to that section for more information?

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