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

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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> >
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