Re: Re: [HACKERS] Re: [GENERAL] 7.0 vs. 7.1 (was: latest version?)

Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>

From: Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org>
To: Karl DeBisschop <kdebisschop@range.infoplease.com>
Cc: pgsql-ports@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-10-31T16:37:50Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Karl DeBisschop wrote:
> 
> Lamar Owen wrote:
> 
> > As to why the package is split, well, it is highly useful to many people
> > to have a PostgreSQL _client_ installation that accesses a central
> > database server -- there is no need to have a postmaster and a full
> > backend when all you need is psql and the libraries and documentation
> > that goes along with psql.
> 
> My personal experience is that the way the PostgreSQL RPMs are split is very good. It meshes nicely with other dependencies so that I don't need to install extra RPMs on our servers. I for one would not like to see that change.

And I agree -- and have no plans to change.  If anything the RPMset will
increase in number, not decrease.
--
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
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