On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 02:01:59AM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> What's the rationale behind that? I can see why someone might want two or
> more
> versions of php, python, perl or mysql.
>
> But postgresql? I can't imagine why it would be useful to the majority to
> have
> SLOTs for postgresql. People tend to run one version doing one major job,
> which is often not the case for the other examples above.
The only advantage I see is upgrades. The dump and restore is a PITA,
and if you forget and install the new before dumping, you have to
reinstall the old, dump, and rereinstall the new. You could probably
also set up Slony to manage both of them at once, running on different
ports, and upgrade that way, btu I have never tried Slony.
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