George Wilk wrote: > As a general rule, the internal data storage format is subject to change > between major releases of PostgreSQL (where the number after the first dot > changes). This does not apply to different minor releases under the same > major release (where the number after the second dot changes); these always > have compatible storage formats. For example, releases 7.2.1, 7.3.2, and 7.4 > are not compatible, whereas 7.2.1 and 7.2.2 are. > > I thought that the major release was the first number in the versioning > schema, the second represented minor release, and the third would be the > maintenance release or revision number (i.e. 8.2.4). It needs no clarification -- what it says is right and what you thought is wrong. We don't have a concept of "maintenance release" -- we only have major (new features) and minor (bug fixes). (This is Postgres-specific). Peter wasn't flaming at all. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.advogato.org/person/alvherre Jason Tesser: You might not have understood me or I am not understanding you. Paul Thomas: It feels like we're 2 people divided by a common language... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 7: You can help support the PostgreSQL project by donating at http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
