Re: [HACKERS] Re: HISTORY for 6.5.2
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
Cc: Oleg Bartunov <oleg@sai.msu.su>, "pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org" <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 1999-09-13T17:55:09Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> Bruce Momjian wrote: > > > The bad news is that those patches are too large/significant for a minor > > release. They could affect other platforms adversely, so we can't apply > > them until 6.6. > > Ok, mung time, then. That means RedHat will be releasing 6.5.1 with > RedHat 6.1, unless those patches can be munged relatively easily. Alpha > is a big platform for RedHat. > It would be very valid to apply Uncle George's patches to a 6.5.2 alpha-only release. If we had an alpha-only release, we would apply them too. Our problem is that minor releases don't get the same cross-platform testing as major releases. -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle maillist@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026