Subject: Re: v12 and pg_restore -f-
To: Stephen Frost <sfrost@snowman.net>
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From: Peter Eisentraut <peter.eisentraut@2ndquadrant.com>
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On 2019-11-05 15:11, Stephen Frost wrote:
> We don't guarantee this kind of compatibility between major versions.

We do generally ensure compatibility of client side tools across major 
versions.  I don't recall a case where we broke compatibility in a 
comparable way without a generous transition period.

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