[pgpool-general: 4391] Re: Is pgpool 2.x EOL?

[Tatsuo Ishii]

> On 02.02.2016 00:03, Tatsuo Ishii wrote:
> 
>>> i am sorry but i can't find any information about the support of the
>>> different versions of pgpool.
>>
>> There is a discription what are the stable versions in
>> http://www.pgpool.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page.
>>
>>   Stable versions
>>
>>      pgpool-II: 3.5, 3.4, 3.3, 3.2, 3.1, 3.0
>>      pgpoolAdmin: 3.5, 3.4, 3.3
>>      pgpool-HA: 2
>>
>> pgpool-II 2.x (or older) was EOL and not supported anymore.
>>
>> There used to be pgpool (notice no "-II") has been EOL as well.
> 
> Thanks for the pointer and information. I've already started a cleanup
> and update of the supported versions.
> 
>>> Judging from the news, i would asume that 3.x and newer is still
>>> supported. Is this right? Is there an overview about the support like
>>> in other projects?
>>
>> We plan to release minor versions soon and after that 3.0.x will be
>> EOL.
> 
> Good to know!
> 
>>> Background of my question: i am maintainer of one of the pgpool ports
>>> in FreeBSD. I want to adopt the other ports too, but of course just if
>>> there is still support for them. ;)
>>
>> We love to support *BSD. However current active developers are not
>> familiar with them. If you are willing to test pgpool-II for that
>> platforms, that will be great.
> 
> Sure. Is there a test-plan to follow?

Yes, there is a set of tests under 
src/test/regression (3.4 or after)
test/regression (3.3)

No regression test for 3.2 or earlier.

> FreeBSD has - if i remind correctly - currently 2.2, 2.3, 3.0, 3.1,
> 3.3 and 3.4 in the portstree. This means it compiles fine and there
> are user using pgpool-II :) For versions < 3.4 exists some minor
> patches to get it compiled.
>
> If you have IPv6 on your site i can also give you access to a FreeBSD
> Server for testing purposes.

Great. I will let you know when we need it.

Best regards,
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan
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