On 07/08/2011 04:27 PM, William Hopkins wrote: > On 07/08/11 at 04:42pm, D G Teed wrote: >> On Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 4:02 PM, Wayne Topa <linux...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On 07/08/2011 12:57 PM, Roger Leigh wrote: >>>> On Fri, Jul 08, 2011 at 12:50:36PM -0400, Wayne Topa wrote: >>>>> Is postgresql more reliable then mysql >>>> >>>> Yes, without a shadow of doubt. >>>> >>>>> or are there other viable DB's? >>>> >>>> Yes, though I haven't used them myself, PostgreSQL serving my >>>> needs quite nicely. There are quite a number of alternatives; >>>> google can help here. >>>> >>> Thanks for the reply Roger. >>> >>> I tried installing postgres-8.4 on Sid but it too has a problem :-( >>> >>> grave bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <marked as done in some version> >>> #632028 - postgresql 8.4.8 regression - failure to handle char(4) = >>> bpchar (Fixed: postgresql-8.4/8.4.8-0squeeze2) >>> serious bugs of postgresql-8.4 (-> ) <unfixed> >>> #630569 - php5-pgsql and postgresql >= 8.4 seem to collude never to >>> close idle persistent connections >>> Summary: >>> postgresql-8.4(2 bugs) >>> >>> I can't win for losing. >>> >>> Wayne >>> >> >> I don't understand. Is your requirement to install a DB >> package with zero bugs? It doesn't exist anywhere. > > There is no software anywhere without bugs, both known and unknown. > Wayne, do these bugs appear to impact you? >
Only to the extent that I would like to install a working database on one of the Squeeze-> Sid partitions and there are bugs in all I have tried so far. Other then that, no. WT -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4e176ab0.9010...@gmail.com
