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Re: Extracting cross-version-upgrade knowledge from buildfarm client

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Andrew Dunstan <andrew@dunslane.net>
Cc: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>, pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2023-01-16T23:11:40Z
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I wrote:
> I think we're about ready to go, except for cutting down
> AdjustUpgrade.pm to make versions to put in the back branches.

Hmmm ... so upon trying to test in the back branches, I soon
discovered that PostgreSQL/Version.pm isn't there before v15.

I don't see a good reason why we couldn't back-patch it, though.
Any objections?

			regards, tom lane

Commits

  1. Compare only major versions in AdjustUpgrade.pm

  2. Get rid of the "new" and "old" entries in a view's rangetable.

  3. Create common infrastructure for cross-version upgrade testing.