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<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Now that we are all
entrenched in 2.1, I'd like to get this out of the way so we don't have to waste
time testing it anymore.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I propose we drop
8.4 support in 2.1 because:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>1) 2.1 is
going to have to support 9.0,9.1,9.2 (and yikes maybe even
9.3)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>2) There are many
changes in how plpgsql works between 8.4 and the 9.0 that makes it difficult to
cross</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>test - for example
how aliases are handled in 9.0 -- so code that works in 8.4 may not work in
9.0</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>3) lack of ordered
by aggs in 8.4 which I feel might be important later on for raster and
topology</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>4) improvements in
window functionality in 9.0 missing in 8.4 (e.g. great improvements in RANGE and
intro of numbered ROWS)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>which again would be
useful probably more so for topology (possibly tiger geocoder) than any other
piece of PostGIS.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>5) 9.1 and 9.2 will
support KNN GIST, 9.2 will support SP GIST so we are already coding
exceptions. I know we still have to for 9.0</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>6) PGXS - Mark's
hack is needed for 8.4 but not for 9.0 etc. -- Mark can you
confirm?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2 face=Arial>7) I think in
2.2 we'll probably be forced to drop 9.0 and dropping two versions in one
release I think is too steep of a slope for our users.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Thanks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=377543706-23052012><FONT size=2
face=Arial>Regina</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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