Re: pg_upgrade docs

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan@kaltenbrunner.cc>, Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2010-05-25T03:35:33Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Robert Haas wrote:
> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 5:50 PM, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
> > What is your point?
> 
> My point is that I think Stefan has a good point when he says this:
> 
> >> >> >> hmm that seems better thanks, however I just noticed that we don't have
> >> >> >> a "general limitations" section. The way the docs are now done suggests
> >> >> >> that there are not limitations at all (except for the two warnings in
> >> >> >> the migration guide). Is pg_upgrade really up to the point where it can
> >> >> >> fully replace pg_dump & pg_restore independent of the loaded (contrib)
> >> >> >> or even third party modules(like postgis or custom datatypes etc)?
> 
> I think he is quite right to be concerned about these issues and if
> the limitations in this area are not well-documented so that users can
> easily be aware of them, then IMHO that is something we should
> correct.

Have you read the docs?  It does mention the issue with /contrib and
stuff.  How do I document a limitation I don't know about?  This is all
very vague.  Please suggest some wording.

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