[pgadmin-support] pgadmin 3 on Debian Stable (woody)
Yesterday I went to the downloads section of http://pgadmin.postgresql.org to pick up more current binaries for a user that only has windows. I was pleasantly suprised to notice that pgadmin has now been packaged for GNU/Linux distributions including Debian. I added the necessary line to my sources.list and performed the install. The install went fine, but please note there is a minor omission on the website. Note that the web site reads: For example, for France, you can try: * For Debian WOODY: ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian woody pgadmin * For Debian TESTING: deb ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian testing pgadmin * For Debian UNSTABLE: deb ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian unstable pgadmin It should read: For example, for France, you can try: * For Debian WOODY: deb ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian woody pgadmin * For Debian TESTING: deb ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian testing pgadmin * For Debian UNSTABLE: deb ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian unstable pgadmin Diff would be: - ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian woody pgadmin + deb ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian woody pgadmin Anyhow I went to run the application and got the following error: An Error has occured: Error connecting to the server: The PostgreSQL server must be at least version 7.3! The issue is Debian Stable (woody) has PostgreSQL server 7.2. I think there are a few ways to tackle this in packaging. 1. Include backports for 7.3 in the same repository that the pgadmin3 stuff is and "require" it as part ofinstalling pgadmin3 2. Make pgadmin3 work against current PostgreSQL packaging for Debian Stable (Woody) I personally would like to see #2 as I'm not in a position currently to readily upgrade to 7.3. :) Derek Neighbors GNU Enterprise http://www.gnuenterprise.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [pgadmin-support] pgadmin 3 on Debian Stable (woody)
Derek Neighbors wrote: 2. Make pgadmin3 work against current PostgreSQL packaging for Debian Stable (Woody) I personally would like to see #2 as I'm not in a position currently to readily upgrade to 7.3. :) Sorry Derek, there will be no pgAdmin3 for PostgreSQL 7.2 or older. pgAdmin3 relies heavily on the dependency tracking that was introduced in 7.3. We support all 7.4 features and will maintain pgAdmin3 to support 7.5 features as early as possible. There are many good reasons to upgrade to 7.4, and doing it soon might save you much time. Regards, Andreas ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
Re: [pgadmin-support] pgadmin 3 on Debian Stable (woody)
Hi Derek, Derek Neighbors wrote: It should read: For example, for France, you can try: * For Debian WOODY: deb ftp://ftp2.fr.postgresql.org/postgresql/pgadmin3/release/debian woody pgadmin Thank you for the report. Jean-Michel: can you add the missing "deb" on the download page please ? Anyhow I went to run the application and got the following error: An Error has occured: Error connecting to the server: The PostgreSQL server must be at least version 7.3! The issue is Debian Stable (woody) has PostgreSQL server 7.2. I think there are a few ways to tackle this in packaging. 1. Include backports for 7.3 in the same repository that the pgadmin3 stuff is and "require" it as part ofinstalling pgadmin3 2. Make pgadmin3 work against current PostgreSQL packaging for Debian Stable (Woody) I personally would like to see #2 as I'm not in a position currently to readily upgrade to 7.3. :) As Andreas said in his previous mail, pgAdmin3 is based on PostgreSQL >=7.3. I built the woody packages with the official 7.2 libpq delivered in debian although it can be source of bugs in pgAdmin3 (we got none reported until now). I don't know if I will continue to maintain woody packages... However, you can find PostgreSQL 7.4 backports for woody here: http://people.debian.org/~elphick/debian/ Note that I did not try them but they appear to be ok for most users according to google. :) Regards, Raphaël ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html
