On 2021-04-17 14:46, Gary Mills wrote:
OI currently has postgresql versions: 95 96 10 11 12 . The OI
default, in shared-macros.mk, is 95 . However, the postgresql
developers report that 95 is unsupported, but 13 is available and
supported. Something has to change in OI to move forward with
postgresql.
Here are some actions that could be taken with OI. We could change
the default version to 10. I, myself, would prefer 11. We could
obsolete 95. I'd prefer obsoleting 95 and 96. We could add version
13, but only after 96 is obsoleted. We should limit the number of
postgresql versions in OI, after all. Finally, we could make no
obsoletions or additions, retaining even the unsupported 95. Which
would you prefer?
I have not investigated two questions. Perhaps you can tell me? What
are the consequences of obsoleting 95? What are the consequences of
the default change?
In my humble opinion; I think it would be good to support 10-??. BUT
to keep 96 around as "nnsupported" with a deadline for removal. Allowing
those still on 9x to make the necessary changes to jump to the 1x versions.
As I recall there were some things in 96 that required adjustments from 95,
and than again from 9x to 10. Keeping 96 available for a period of time
might make it easier to initially build packages without causing too much
pain for the current user base. Then package builders would have a time
frame for building the second round of packages all being 1x friendly.
--Chris
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