Re: Meaning of "pg_control version number:"

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From: kaido vaikla <kaido.vaikla@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: 13/01/2023 15:49 (GMT+00:00)

To: Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Cc: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@xxxxxxxxx>, pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: Re: Meaning of "pg_control version number:"

Clear, thnx Tom
br
Kaido

On Fri, 13 Jan 2023 at 16:50, Tom Lane <tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Friday, January 13, 2023, kaido vaikla <kaido.vaikla@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I supposed "pg_control version number:" is related to pg version, but
>> fresh pg 15 instance  pg_controldata shows 1300:

> https://github.com/postgres/postgres/blob/master/src/include/catalog/pg_control.h

We only move that value when the format of pg_control actually changes.
So in this case you can see it's been stable since v13.

                        regards, tom lane