I want to install PostgreSQL but I'm wondering which package to use. The obvious choice (dev-db/postgresql) installs 8.2.7 but dev-db/postgresql-server installs 8.3.5. (I see they even use the same tarball.) Is postgresql-server is the proper way going forward?
What about virtual/postgresql-server? Should I prefer that over dev-db/postgresql-server? Why do we even have a virtual? I thought they were for adding a service if you don't care which specific package supplies it. Cheers, Hilco
