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Hi Thomas,

On Thu, 2023-09-21 at 08:22 +1200, Thomas Munro wrote:
> So far I've tested LLVM versions 10, 15, 16, 17, 18 (=3D their main
> branch) against PostgreSQL versions 14, 15, 16.=C2=A0 I've attached the
> versions that apply to master and 16, and pushed back-patches to 14
> and 15 to public branches if anyone's interested[1].=C2=A0 Back-patching
> further seems a bit harder.=C2=A0 I'm quite willing to do it, but ... do =
we
> actually need to, ie does anyone really *require* old PostgreSQL
> release branches to work with new LLVM?

RHEL releases new LLVM version along with their new minor releases every
6 month, and we have to build older versions with new LLVM each time.
From RHEL point of view, it would be great if we can back-patch back to
v12 :(

Regards,
--=20
Devrim G=C3=BCnd=C3=BCz
Open Source Solution Architect, PostgreSQL Major Contributor
Twitter: @DevrimGunduz , @DevrimGunduzTR