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Re: Move defaults toward ICU in 16?

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

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com>
Cc: Andres Freund <andres@anarazel.de>, Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>, Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@gmail.com>, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2023-02-27T20:23:56Z
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Jeff Davis <pgsql@j-davis.com> writes:
> On Fri, 2023-02-24 at 15:54 -0800, Jeff Davis wrote:
>> 0001: default autoconf to build with ICU (meson already uses
>> 'auto')

> What's the best way to prepare for the impact of this on the buildfarm?
> How should we migrate to using --without-icu for those animals not
> currently specifying --with-icu?

Tell the buildfarm owners to add --without-icu to their config if
they don't have and don't want to install ICU.  Wait a couple weeks.
Commit, then nag the owners whose machines turn red.

			regards, tom lane

Commits

  1. Build ICU support by default.

  2. Use ICU by default at initdb time.

  3. pg_upgrade: copy locale and encoding information to new cluster.