Re: [gentoo-user] how to upgrade postgresql under gentoo

[Vladimir Romanov]

Well... then we need someone, who is more professional, since AFAIK
multiple postgresql's can be on one system in several slots. Maybe (as it
is beta, slots are the same, therefore new deletes old and vice versa)?

2014-11-10 16:47 GMT+05:00 <covici@××××××××××.com>:

> What it does then is delete the beta3 and give me only beta2.  This is
> what I had done to fix my original problem, I can show you the build log
> for beta3 if that would help.  I am using gentoo-unstable, but that
> should be obvious.
>
> Vladimir Romanov <blueboar2@×××××.com> wrote:
>
> > You updated your beta2 with beta3. Now you can add beta2 again by emerge
> > =dev-db/posgresql-9.4-beta2 (or something like)
> >
> > 2014-11-10 16:36 GMT+05:00 <covici@××××××××××.com>:
> >
> > > Well, after the emerge, no sign of beta2 anywhere, I have the directory
> > > /usr/lib64/postgresql-9.4/  with the beta3 binaries and that is all, is
> > > there a problem with the ebuilds or something?
> > >
> > > Vladimir Romanov <blueboar2@×××××.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Well, emerge it again :). You can have two postgresql-servers in
> > > different
> > > > slots.
> > > >
> > > > 2014-11-10 16:21 GMT+05:00 <covici@××××××××××.com>:
> > > >
> > > > > However, when I emerge beta3, beta2 is gone, so this is my problem.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Vladimir Romanov <blueboar2@×××××.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Yes. You emerge both beta2 and beta3, then run pg_upgrade for
> beta3,
> > > > > > provide BOTH binaries to it, it converts the base. Then you can
> > > delete
> > > > > > beta2.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2014-11-10 16:04 GMT+05:00 <covici@××××××××××.com>:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi.  I have a puzzle regarding upgrading postgresql.  In my
> recent
> > > > > world
> > > > > > > update I went from 9.4_beta2 to beta3, but when I tried to
> start
> > > the
> > > > > > > server, it complained that the databases were written with a
> > > different
> > > > > > > "catalog version" -- whatever that is, and the pg_upgrade tool
> > > requires
> > > > > > > both old and new binaries to actually upgrade the database.
> So as
> > > a
> > > > > > > temporary measure, I went back to beta2 and things worked
> again.
> > > So
> > > > > > > what the heck are you supposed to do here, I like pg, but this
> is
> > > very
> > > > > > > strange to me.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
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> Your life is like a penny.  You're going to lose it.  The question is:
> How do
> you spend it?
>
>          John Covici
>          covici@××××××××××.com
>
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