[postgis-devel] PostgreSQL 9.5.0 has just been stamped

[Greg Troxel]

"Paragon Corporation" <lr at pcorp.us> writes:

> Slight correction.  PostgreSQL 9.5.0 has been stamped, not yet released :).
> Packagers embargo is on.
>
> So we still have probably 1-2 days so to catch the train.

I am really not following this.  Are you saying that postgis-current
does not work with 9.5.0?  Or that 2.2.0 doesn't?  And are you implying
that somehow postgis is expected to work immediately when there is a new
postgresql version?   I don't see the panic; 9.5.0 is by definition
bleeding edge, and certainly is going to take a at least a little bit to
show up in packaging systems.

If postgis is supposed to work with new postgresql versions, then it
seems clear that there has to be a regular process of testing with the
postgresql branches leading up to release well before the release
happens.

Doing anything in a several-days trimeframe seems like a recipe for
mistakes.

Sort of separately, I'm not sure what the 2.2.1 plan is, but given that
people have other things to do, it seems there should be a more-or-less
freeze with a week for people to pre-package and check things.  It will
probably take me an hour to test.  It seems the time to test is now, as
it feels like no more changes are planned.
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