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

[Mark Cave-Ayland]

On 29/08/17 14:20, Regina Obe wrote:

>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> ATB,
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>> Mark.
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> 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.

Oh I'm absolutely not saying this isn't a problem, as anyone who has had
to upgrade PostGIS/PostgreSQL in the field will testify. My point is
that if there is renewed motivation to solve this then let's figure out
a proper solution rather than fudging our version numbers.


ATB,

Mark.