[postgis-users] PostGIS 1.5 Upgrade Path

[Paragon Corporation]

Brian,
 
First off -- is there a reason you are choosing to upgrade to PostgreSQL 8.4
instead of something newer like PostgreSQL 9.2.
 
The reason I ask is PostgreSQL 8.4 is going to reach EOL in a year time
(July 2014) http://www.postgresql.org/support/versioning/
 so in a year or so  you'll probably want to upgrade again so you can keep
security patches up to date.
 
That said -- going from 8.1 to 9.2 is the same amount of work as going from
8.1 to 8.4, so you might as well go all the way or as far as you can since
the hardest part is the dump reload.
 
I also wouldn't bother with going to 1.5 since to go from 1.5 to 2 series
requires another dump reload.  Go straight to 2.0 or 2.1 when it comes out
(which will be in a week or so) if you can.
 
If its because of the distribution you are using why limit yourself? I would
highly advice using the yum.postgresql.org repository:
http://yum.postgresql.org/  since they've got the latest PostgreSQL and
PostGIS that money can't buy and keep up with patches :)
 
Thanks,
Regina
http://www.postgis.us
http://www.paragoncorporation.com
http://postgis.net
 
 

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[mailto:postgis-users-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Wilkins, Brian
Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 1:47 PM
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Subject: [postgis-users] PostGIS 1.5 Upgrade Path


All,
 
It is my understanding that I will need to take the hard upgrade path since
I am currently using PostgreSQL 8.1 and PostGIS 1.3. Should I upgrade to
PostGIS 1.5 first and then PostgreSQL 8.4? I am using Red Hat 5.8.
 
Thanks
 
Brian
 
 
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