[postgis-users] Best (safest) postGIS version for postgreSQL 8.3.5?

[kreshna_iceheart at yahoo.com]

Thanks, Mark. 

--- On Mon, 11/16/09, Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland at siriusit.co.uk> wrote:

> From: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland at siriusit.co.uk>
> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Best (safest) postGIS version for postgreSQL 8.3.5?
> To: "PostGIS Users Discussion" <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
> Date: Monday, November 16, 2009, 10:02 AM
> kreshna_iceheart at yahoo.com
> wrote:
> 
> > What is the safest postGIS version to use with
> postgreSQL 8.3.5?  Is it safe to use postgis 1.4.0, for
> example? How about postGIS 1.3.6?
> > 
> > Generally, should I go for higher version number, or
> lower?
> > 
> > Also, can I use geos 3.1.1 and proj4 4.7.0 with
> postgreSQL 8.3.5? Or should I use lower version number?
> > 
> > Many thanks,
> > -Kresh
> 
> Hi Kresh,
> 
> Always go with the latest stable release, which is 1.4
> since it will contain the most number of bug fixes. The
> configure script from 1.4 onwards is fairly good about
> detecting which versions of other libraries can/can't work
> with PostGIS, but if you go with the versions above, you
> should be fine.
> 
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Mark.
> 
> -- Mark Cave-Ayland - Senior Technical Architect
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