[postgis-devel] PSC Vote: Change PostGIS library name to drop the minor

[Regina Obe]

> I'm a -1 for this.  I agree with strk that this is definitely the wrong time to be doing this just before a release, and given that this problem has always existed rushing into a decision now makes little sense.

> The different version number is there for a reason to indicate that the behaviour between versions will have changed, and while I understand that upgrading is often tricky I don't believe this is the right solution.

> It strikes me the real issue is that something is missing from the upgrade process (whether that is PostGIS and/or PostgreSQL) and the focus on solving the issue should be placed there, and not on removing important version information from the generated libraries.


> ATB,

> Mark.

Okay I guess that settles it.  a firm -1, we can't move forward with this.  Given no packagers have voiced any opinions whatsoever, I guess it's not as serious of a problem as I've heard.

Thanks,
Regina