X-Original-To: pgsql-docs-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A51289FA19B for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 17:24:03 -0300 (ADT) Received: from postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.208.251]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 52367-01 for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 17:23:57 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey- Received: from noel.decibel.org (noel.decibel.org [67.100.216.10]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 57E009FA15C for ; Mon, 15 May 2006 17:23:56 -0300 (ADT) Received: by noel.decibel.org (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 046EF56435; Mon, 15 May 2006 15:23:55 -0500 (CDT) Received: (hashcash-sendmail, from uid 1001); Mon, 15 May 2006 15:23:54 -0500 Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 15:23:54 -0500 From: "Jim C. Nasby" To: Bruce Momjian Cc: PostgreSQL-documentation Subject: Re: Mention pg_dump version portability Message-ID: <20060515202354.GM26212@pervasive.com> References: <200605131621.k4DGL6h10083@candle.pha.pa.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200605131621.k4DGL6h10083@candle.pha.pa.us> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE-p4 amd64 X-Distributed: Join the Effort! http://www.distributed.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Hashcash: 1:20:060515:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us::lkVh6CwPCIYAWcnM:000000000000000 0000000000000000000000003RpP X-Hashcash: 1:20:060515:pgsql-docs@postgresql.org::JfpskuQs2crLkgA0:000000000000 00000000000000000000000004Jv X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Archive-Number: 200605/28 X-Sequence-Number: 3555 On Sat, May 13, 2006 at 12:21:06PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > I have applied this patch that mentions pg_dump portability to 8.1.X and > CVS HEAD. Would it be worth recommending using the custom format over plain? I see plenty of issues with incompatabilities in the plain version, but I don't think I've ever seen problem with the custom format (though this could just be because everyone uses the default...) -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461