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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml index 33ae9547c49..275720f9c7c 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/install.sgml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <Abstract> <Para> Complete installation instructions for - <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> v6.5. + <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> v6.5.1. </Para> </Abstract> @@ -170,8 +170,8 @@ remaining steps in the installation will happen in this account. <Step Performance="required"> <Para> Ftp file -<ulink url="ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-v6.5.tar.gz"> - <filename>ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-v6.5.tar.gz</filename></ulink> +<ulink url="ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-v6.5.1.tar.gz"> + <filename>ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-v6.5.1.tar.gz</filename></ulink> from the Internet. Store it in your home directory. </Para> </Step> @@ -241,7 +241,11 @@ $ rm -rf flex-2.5.4 <Para> If you are not upgrading an existing system then skip to <xref linkend="newdirs">. -If you are upgrading an existing system then back up your database. +If you are upgrading from 6.5, you do not need to dump/reload or initdb. +Simply compile the source code, stop the postmaster, do a "make install", and +restart the postmaster. + +If you are upgrading from 6.4.* or earlier, back up your database. For alpha- and beta-level releases, the database format is liable to change, often every few weeks, with no notice besides a quick comment in the HACKERS mailing list. Full releases always require a dump/reload @@ -271,7 +275,7 @@ from the new distribution: <ProgramListing> $ cd -$ gunzip -c postgresql-v6.5.tar.gz \ +$ gunzip -c postgresql-v6.5.1.tar.gz \ | tar xvf - src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall $ chmod a+x src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall $ src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall > db.out @@ -414,7 +418,7 @@ $ exit Unzip and untar the new source file. Type <ProgramListing> $ cd /usr/src/pgsql -$ gunzip -c ~/postgresql-v6.5.tar.gz | tar xvf - +$ gunzip -c ~/postgresql-v6.5.1.tar.gz | tar xvf - </ProgramListing> </Para> </Step> @@ -997,7 +1001,7 @@ For example, <listitem> <Para> For a i686/Linux-ELF platform, no tests failed since this is the - v6.5 regression testing reference platform. + v6.5.1 regression testing reference platform. </Para> </listitem> @@ -1111,7 +1115,7 @@ $ rm -rf /usr/src/pgsql_6_5 $ rm -rf /usr/local/pgsql_6_5 # Also delete old database directory tree if it is not in # /usr/local/pgsql_6_5/data -$ rm ~/postgresql-v6.5.tar.gz +$ rm ~/postgresql-v6.5.1.tar.gz </ProgramListing> </Para> </Step> @@ -1158,7 +1162,7 @@ $ lpr -l -s -r manpage.hp <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> -The version of <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> (v6.5, 6.4.2, beta 981014, etc.). +The version of <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> (v6.5.1, 6.5, beta 990318, etc.). </para> </listitem> |