On Thu, Jul 29, 2021 at 11:36:19AM -0400, Dave Cramer wrote: > > > I have an issue with the fragment "whether they are from contrib" - my > understanding at this point is that because of the way we package and > version contrib it should not be necessary to copy those shared object > files from the old to the new server (maybe, just maybe, with a > qualification that you are upgrading between two versions that were in > support during the same time period). > > > Just to clarify. In no case are binaries copied from the old server to the new > server. Whether from contrib or otherwise.
Right. Those are _binaries_ and therefore made to match a specific Postgres binary. They might work or might not, but copying them is never a good idea --- they should be recompiled to match the new server binary, even if the extension had no version/API changes. -- Bruce Momjian <br...@momjian.us> https://momjian.us EDB https://enterprisedb.com If only the physical world exists, free will is an illusion.
