""Jim C. Nasby"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > If a database is created with a 64 bit version of initdb, would a 32bit > backend be able to talk to it? Likewise, would a backend compiled by a > different compiler be able to? >
The key problem I believe is the serials of ALIGNOF macros. Especially for MAX_ALIGNOF. Different Hardware/OS/compiler will have different understanding of it. Compare your two versions PG, if they match, then with big chance, you can exchange their data. > If there was some kind of incompatability, would the backend just refuse > to start, or would it start and start silently trashing data? > -- Undefined. Mostly core dump. Regards, Qingqing ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: explain analyze is your friend
