On Oct 17, 2014, at 10:44 AM, Palle Girgensohn <[email protected]> wrote:

> Thing is, we install header files and man pages in the client only, if memory 
> serves me right. Also, tools like createdb are in the client package. 
> 
> So, apart from the obvious "I want to upgrade the client separately (before) 
> the server", there are no arguments for not doing it the way we do it now. 
> But maybe that argument is enough to motivate a change?

“want” is not part of the issue.

Upgrading the client before upgrading the server is standard procedure as 
documented by the PostgreSQL project.


> 
> Palle
> 
> 17 okt 2014 kl. 16:40 skrev Olli Hauer <[email protected]>:
> 
>> In case the dependency on thr client will be removed all ports depending on 
>> the server alone at the moment should be checked if they also require the 
>> client part.
>> Additional clients should not define a conflict with server versions < 
>> client version
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>> 
>> Chris Rees <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Hi Dan,
>> 
>> http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/databases/postgresql90-server/Makefile?revision=286930&view=markup#l64
>> 
>> It was always supposed to be the case, however I agree that it's probably 
>> not necessary.
>> 
>> Anyone mind if it doesn't depend?
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>> On 17 October 2014 15:12:51 BST, Dan Langille <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Why is postgresql-server dependent upon postgresql-client?
>>> 
>>> This wasn’t the case in the past and seems to be the case not.
>>> 
>>> Not all server installations need the client.
>>> 
>>> In addition, upgrading the client before upgrading the server is
>>> standard procedure:
>>> 
>>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/upgrading.html
>>> 
>>> i.e. upgrade the client, pg_dump using the new client, then upgrade
>>> server, pg_restore.
>>> 
>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> —
>>> Dan Langille
>> 
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