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Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> writes: |
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> postgresql-server is not something new, it's a new way of packaging an |
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> existing product. It's like the monolithic/split KDE ebuilds, the new split |
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> postgresql packages make the dev's life easier, and make it possible for you |
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> to make more modular choices about what you want support for. |
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> Plus, the old packages only go as far a version 8.3.1 |
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> Only the new packages are supported after that version |
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The other advantage is that it makes the upgrade process considerably |
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easier and safer. The new postresql-[base|server|docs] ebuilds are |
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slotted. |
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