[Pkg-postgresql-public] postgresql 8.2 packaging

[Peter Eisentraut]

Martin Pitt wrote:
> We cannot support 8.3 in squeeze (or 8.1 in lenny) because upstream
> releases are not supported that long. Even if it would "just about"
> work (align two Debian releases with one upstream support cycle), this
> is first highly unpredictable (due to the non-time based nature of
> Debian releases), and also I don't see any reason why we should, given
> Debian's long release and support cycles.

Upstream releases are usually supported five years and change.  Compare 
that to the three years or so a Debian release is supported.  In theory, 
if we expect lenny support to expire early 2012, then the oldest 
PostgreSQL version to fit into that timeframe might be 8.2, released 
2006-12-05.  So supporting 8.1 in lenny is indeed out, and 8.2 is very 
borderline.

Btw., there is another matter that we need to think about for the 
future.  PostgreSQL 8.4 will probably have in-place upgrade support. 
But that (probably) only works for upgrading to the next release.  This 
will break down if the current release pattern in Debian -- 7.4, 8.1, 
8.3 -- continues.  Therefore, independent of future release cycles and 
so on, it would be wise to plan for having 8.4 in squeeze in any case, 
even if 8.5 is released in time and is also included in squeeze.