I was about to build sysutils/bacula-server requiring postgresql. I saw the version it picked was 9.3 and reasoned that's derived from /usr/ports/Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk. My question is simply what is the rationale behind the default version?
9.4 was introduced December 2014, has gone through 5 releases, so I would expect it to be stable.
Please note I'm not asking if postgresql 9.4 works with bacula (I'll try that myself and see what happens), I'm simply trying to understand the ports ecosystem better.
Or in other words, should I not waste my time trying 9.4 because those who know better than me have already figured that out?
9.4 was introduced December 2014, has gone through 5 releases, so I would expect it to be stable.
- Was it tried already and found to break some ports?
- Is there policy to stick one version behind current for defaults? (where would I find that document, wasn't able to find anything relevant).
- Does it just require somebody to ask for it to be bumped?
Please note I'm not asking if postgresql 9.4 works with bacula (I'll try that myself and see what happens), I'm simply trying to understand the ports ecosystem better.
Or in other words, should I not waste my time trying 9.4 because those who know better than me have already figured that out?