postgresql-server depends on client. Why?

[Roger Marquis]

> Palle Girgensohn <girgen at pingpong.net> wrote:
>> So, apart from the obvious "I want to upgrade the client separately
>> (before) the server", there are no arguments for not doing it the way we
>> do it now. But maybe that argument is enough to motivate a change?

KIS is one reason we do not install clients with server (of other DBs or
on other OSs).  Security standard practice also recommends client
software not be installed on server systems.

Considering how trivial it is to split client and server ports I can't
think of a good reason not to.

Roger