Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Dirk Heinrichs <dirk.heinrichs@××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] PostgreSQL server blocker
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:41:28
Message-Id: 200910040741.17862.dirk.heinrichs@online.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] PostgreSQL server blocker by Dirk Heinrichs
1 Am Sonntag 04 Oktober 2009 07:34:24 schrieb Dirk Heinrichs:
2 > Am Samstag 03 Oktober 2009 22:59:15 schrieb Stroller:
3 > > For the longest time I've had PostgreSQL server installed on one of my
4 > > systems. I update world every month or two and today `emerge -upv
5 > > world` shows this blocker:
6 >
7 > Postgresql packages have been split. They are now named postgresql-base,
8 > -doc and -server. You need to uninstall your current packages and install
9 > those.
10
11 Forgot to add: The new packages are also slotted now. Means you can install
12 several major versions (back to 7.3.x) next to each other to ease upgrade:
13
14 Install new version, dump databases of old version, stop old, start new,
15 import databases, uninstall old version.
16
17 Bye...
18
19 Dirk