From: Brett McCormick <brett@work.chicken.org>
To: dg@illustra.com
Cc: lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
Cc: hackers@postgreSQL.org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Lots 'o patches
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 19:01:09 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <13682.2917.8204.166192@web0.speakeasy.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9805312331.AA27572@hawk.illustra.com>
References: <356EC609.991710C8@alumni.caltech.edu>
<9805312331.AA27572@hawk.illustra.com>
I don't quite understand "to get the string conversions for the name
data type" (unless it refers to inserting the appropriate info into
the system catalogs), but dump/reload it isn't a problem at all for
me. It used to really suck, mostly because it was broken, but now it
works great.
On Sun, 31 May 1998, at 16:31:27, David Gould wrote:
> > Oh, requires a dump/reload to get the string conversions for the name
> > data type.
>
> Ooops. I guess we need to add "make a useful upgrade procedure" to our
> todo list. I am not picking on this patch, it is a problem of long standing
> but as we get into real applications it will become increasingly
> unacceptable.
>
> -dg
>
> David Gould dg@illustra.com 510.628.3783 or 510.305.9468
> Informix Software (No, really) 300 Lakeside Drive Oakland, CA 94612
> "Of course, someone who knows more about this will correct me if I'm wrong,
> and someone who knows less will correct me if I'm right."
> --David Palmer (palmer@tybalt.caltech.edu)
>
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