ports/187286: [bsd.default-versions.mk] [patch] Default PostgreSQL version needs to be updated to 9.3

[Francois Tigeot]

The following reply was made to PR ports/187286; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Francois Tigeot <ftigeot at wolfpond.org>
To: Mark Felder <feld at FreeBSD.org>
Cc: Francois Tigeot <ftigeot at wolfpond.org>, bug-followup at FreeBSD.org,
        Gavin Atkinson <gavin at FreeBSD.org>,
        Baptiste Daroussin <bapt at FreeBSD.org>
Subject: Re: ports/187286: [bsd.default-versions.mk] [patch] Default
 PostgreSQL version needs to be updated to 9.3
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 14:51:33 +0200

 On Sun, May 18, 2014 at 08:18:05PM -0500, Mark Felder wrote:
 > 
 > On May 18, 2014, at 16:25, Francois Tigeot <ftigeot at wolfpond.org> wrote:
 > 
 > > There may be some performance differences between Postgres 9.3 and
 > > Postgres 9.2 on FreeBSD but it's nothing compared to the gap between
 > > FreeBSD and Linux.
 > 
 > This is true, but we may not want to widen the performance gap experienced by the general userbase.
 > 
 > "With 9.2, up to 17 % more TPS could be achived (for 32 clients)." -girgen@
 
 This may be true but has nothing to do with the matter at hand.
 
 Postgres 9.0 and 9.1 are years old, they are useless.
 9.4 is currently in beta and the 9.5 development cycle has already started.
 
 I'm currently at PGCon and one of the frequent complaints I have been hearing
 about is operating system vendors continuing to ship obsolete versions.
 
 By refusing to update the default version of PostgreSQL used in ports to
 something relatively recent, you're effectively rendering FreeBSD less
 attractive as a platform.
 
 -- 
 Francois Tigeot