Re: [Gnumed-devel] Database connection dialog

[Karsten Hilbert]

> What I only just realized (or maybe better appreciated) is that the dot
> version need not mean that there was meaningful or even ANY change in the
> schema, because the server release numbering (including dot versions) are
> better understood to be a "package".
> 
> In this case, there was a bug fix or improvement to a backup script.
> 
> I expect a dot release could include a schema minor change provided that
> it is clear that continued use of a lower version client (within same
> database-major version) will cause no problem and that a newer client can be
> expected to run without new problems if run against a lower dot database
> version. Anything more would result in a major db version increment which
> the lower-pointed clients will not be able to access.

That is the intent, at any rate. So far it has worked out. I don't yet
see that endangered either.

Karsten
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