Re: pg_upgrade with plpython is broken

Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>

To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>

Cc: pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>

Date: 2011-12-22T16:42:23Z

Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> wrote:
> Upgrading an instance containing plpython from <=8.4 to >=9.0 is broken
> because the module plpython.so was renamed to plpython2.so, and so the
> pg_upgrade check for loadable libraries fails thus:
>
>    Your installation references loadable libraries that are missing from the
>    new installation.  etc.
>
> Installing a symlink fixes the issue.  Should we teach pg_upgrade about
> this renaming, or should we install the symlink as part of the standard
> installation?

I feel like this is a pg_upgrade bug, not so much a PL/python problem.

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