2.5 Patch

[Regina Obe]

> So, I have a problem, not a technical one but a bureaucratic one.
> We (Crunchy) are still shopping Pg12 and PostGIS 2.5 to customers on RHEL. The
> new bug/backwards behaviour break that has busted our GML/KML support is
> affecting those versions too. In the ordinary course of affairs, I would apply my
> fix all the way back to 2.5 and release a 2.5.10, but the NEWS header says
> 
> "PostGIS 2.5.9
> 2022/11/11
> This release works for PostgreSQL 9.4 thru PostgreSQL 12 and is the End-Of-Life
> release of the PostGIS 2.5 series.”
> 
> What should I do?
> 
> P=

I say go for it.  If you are willing to do the work of a 2.5.10 release, I see no reason to stop you.

It's more of an issue for people demanding us to fix something and not willing to pay for the effort of us doing so in my mind.


+1

Thanks,
Regina