postgresql-server depends on client. Why?

[Olli Hauer]

   In case the dependency on thr client will be removed all ports
   depending on the server alone at the moment should be checked if they
   also require the client part.
   Additional clients should not define a conflict with server versions <
   client version
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   Chris Rees <crees at physics.org> wrote:

     Hi Dan,
     [1]http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/databases/postgresql90-serve
     r/Makefile?revision=286930&view=markup#l64
     It was always supposed to be the case, however I agree that it's
     probably not necessary.
     Anyone mind if it doesn't depend?
     Chris
     On 17 October 2014 15:12:51 BST, Dan Langille <dan at langille.org>
     wrote:
     >Why is postgresql-server dependent upon postgresql-client?
     >
     >This wasn't the case in the past and seems to be the case not.
     >
     >Not all server installations need the client.
     >
     >In addition, upgrading the client before upgrading the server is
     >standard procedure:
     >
     >[2] http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/upgrading.html
     >
     >i.e. upgrade the client, pg_dump using the new client, then upgrade
     >server, pg_restore.
     >
     >Thanks
     >
     >--
     >Dan Langille
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References

   1. http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/databases/postgresql90-server/Makefile?revision=286930&view=markup#l64
   2. http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.3/static/upgrading.html
   3. http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports