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Log Message: ----------- Revisions to README notably to indicate that in the 7.3.x versions, Slony-I can only support 7.3.3 and newer. Modified Files: -------------- slony1-engine: README (r1.5 -> r1.6) -------------- next part -------------- Index: README =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/slony1/slony1-engine/README,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -LREADME -LREADME -u -w -r1.5 -r1.6 --- README +++ README @@ -12,14 +12,16 @@ 1. Build and install -Slony currently supports PostgreSQL 7.3.x, 7.4.x, and 8.x. +Slony currently supports PostgreSQL 7.3.3 (and higher), 7.4.x, and 8.x. Slony must be built and installed by the PostgreSQL Unix user. The -installation target will be identical to the existing PostgreSQL -installation and the original PostgreSQL source tree must be -available. On certain platforms (AIX and Solaris are amongst these), -PostgreSQL must be configured with the option --enable-thread-safety -to provide correct client libraries. +installation target must be identical to the existing PostgreSQL +installation. [[and the original PostgreSQL source tree must be +available - soon to becom unnecessary]]. + +On certain platforms (AIX and Solaris are amongst these), PostgreSQL +must be configured with the option --enable-thread-safety to provide +correct client libraries. The location of the PostgreSQL source-tree is specified with the configure option --with-pgsourcetree=<dir>. [[ An effort is ongoing @@ -40,15 +42,17 @@ * $datadir/slony1_funcs.v74.sql * $datadir/xxid.v73.sql -The .sql files are not fully substituted yet. And it is correct that -both, the 7.3 and the 7.4 files get installed on a system regardless -of its version. The slonik admin utility will do the substitution and -load these files when creating replication nodes. At that time, the -database being initialized might be remote and of a different version. - -At least the two shared objects installed in the $libdir directory -must be installed onto every computer that is supposed to become a -Slony node. +The .sql files are not fully substituted yet. And yes, both the 7.3 +and the 7.4 files get installed on a system, regardless of its +version. The slonik admin utility does namespace/cluster +substitutions within the files, and loads them files when creating +replication nodes. At that point in time, the database being +initialized may be remote and may run a different version of +PostgreSQL than that of the local host. + +At the very least, the two shared objects installed in the $libdir +directory must be installed onto every computer that is supposed to +become a Slony node. 2. Creating a sample database with application
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