Re: [Gnumed-bugs] [Gnumed-devel] database version requirement switch: 9.1, was: Problem in git bootstrapping v18 to v19 db

[Karsten Hilbert]

> >>> Note that it can often be a good idea to use the *newer*,
> >>> improved (9.2) pg_dump to create dumps of an older PG for
> >>> import into a newer one.
> >>
> >> is it the case that, when one installs the new PG, one can simply then run 
> >> the new pg_dump from inside the new
> >>
> >>    .../bin/
> >>
> >> except … how does it know where to access the (old) PG data?
> >
> > You tell it port and host where the old PG server runs.
>
> Ah, so it may be enough to ensure that the old PG remains installed, and that 
> it is in fact still running, and that the new PG is either not also running 
> or, if it is running, that it is not trying to access the same port and host 
> as the old PG

That's right.

Karsten