[postgis-users] PostGIS 2.0.0beta3

[Andy Colson]

On 3/14/2012 4:02 PM, Sandro Santilli wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 03:52:07PM -0500, Andy Colson wrote:
>> On 3/14/2012 3:46 PM, Sandro Santilli wrote:
>>> On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 03:41:52PM -0500, Andy Colson wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I'm now attempting backup pg 9.0 postgis 1.5, and restore it to my
>>>> new pg 9.1 postgis 2.0.
>>>
>>> Make sure you follow the "Hard upgrade" procedure described
>>> on the PostGIS manual.
>>> Should happily bring you from 9.0/1.5 to 9.1/2.0.
>>> And we're all very interested in any problem with that.
>>>
>>
>> I'm looking at:
>>
>> http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/manual-svn/postgis_installation.html#hard_upgrade
>>
>> and it says:
>>
>> 2. Do a fresh install of PostGIS in a new database ... Please refer
>> to Section 2.5, “Create a spatially-enabled database on PostgreSQL
>> lower than 9.1” for instructions on how to do this
>>
>> I assume in my new PG 9.1 db I can just use create extension, right?
>
> I think so.
>
>> Maybe the docs could say, (for<  9.1 go to this link, for>= 9.1 use
>> create extension).
>
> I guess the problem is that we don't have a "Spatially-enable database"
> chapter to link to (with<  9.1 and>= 9.1 childs).
> Feel like filing a ticket for that ?
>
> --strk;

I don't think you need a chapter.  How about just a link to:

http://postgis.refractions.net/documentation/manual-svn/postgis_installation.html#create_new_db_extensions

I don't have an account, so I guess I'd rather not create a ticket. :-(

Unless you really want me to :-)

-Andy