Add a check to pg_dump to see whether backend is same version as pg_dump.

If not, abort by default.  Abort can be prevented by using -i or
--ignore-version switch.

doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml

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+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_dump.sgml,v 1.16 2000/04/04 05:22:45 tgl Exp $
 Postgres documentation
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@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Postgres documentation
 pg_dump [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]
 pg_dump [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ] [ -p <replaceable class="parameter">port</replaceable> ]
     [ -t <replaceable class="parameter">table</replaceable> ]
-    [ -a ] [ -c ] [ -d ] [ -D ] [ -n ] [ -N ]
+    [ -a ] [ -c ] [ -d ] [ -D ] [ -i ] [ -n ] [ -N ]
     [ -o ] [ -s ] [ -u ] [ -v ] [ -x ]
     [ <replaceable class="parameter">dbname</replaceable> ]
   </synopsis>
@@ -92,6 +92,22 @@ pg_dump [ -h <replaceable class="parameter">host</replaceable> ] [ -p <replaceab
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
+     <varlistentry>
+      <term>-i</term>
+      <listitem>
+       <para>
+        Ignore version mismatch between <application>pg_dump</application>
+	and the database server.  Since <application>pg_dump</application>
+	knows a great deal about system catalogs, any given version of
+	<application>pg_dump</application> is only intended to work with
+	the corresponding release of the database server.  Use this option
+	if you need to override the version check (and if
+	<application>pg_dump</application> then fails, don't
+	say you weren't warned).
+       </para>
+      </listitem>
+     </varlistentry>
+
      <varlistentry>
       <term>-n</term>
       <listitem>

src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.144 2000/02/07 16:30:58 wieck Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dump.c,v 1.145 2000/04/04 05:22:46 tgl Exp $
  *
  * Modifications - 6/10/96 - dave@bensoft.com - version 1.13.dhb
  *
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ help(const char *progname)
         "  -d, --inserts            dump data as INSERT, rather than COPY, commands\n"
         "  -D, --attribute-inserts  dump data as INSERT commands with attribute names\n"
         "  -h, --host <hostname>    server host name\n"
+        "  -i, --ignore-version     proceed when database version != pg_dump version\n"
         "  -n, --no-quotes          suppress most quotes around identifiers\n"
         "  -N, --quotes             enable most quotes around identifiers\n"
         "  -o, --oids               dump object ids (oids)\n"
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ help(const char *progname)
         "  -d                       dump data as INSERT, rather than COPY, commands\n"
         "  -D                       dump data as INSERT commands with attribute names\n"
         "  -h <hostname>            server host name\n"
+        "  -i                       proceed when database version != pg_dump version\n"
         "  -n                       suppress most quotes around identifiers\n"
         "  -N                       enable most quotes around identifiers\n"
         "  -o                       dump object ids (oids)\n"
@@ -533,6 +535,42 @@ prompt_for_password(char *username, char *password)
 }
 
 
+static void
+check_database_version (bool ignoreVersion)
+{
+	PGresult	*res;
+	const char	*dbversion;
+	const char	*myversion = "PostgreSQL " PG_RELEASE "." PG_VERSION;
+	int			 myversionlen = strlen(myversion);
+
+	res = PQexec(g_conn, "SELECT version()");
+	if (!res ||
+		PQresultStatus(res) != PGRES_TUPLES_OK ||
+		PQntuples(res) != 1)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "check_database_version(): command failed.  Explanation from backend: '%s'.\n", PQerrorMessage(g_conn));
+		exit_nicely(g_conn);
+	}
+	dbversion = PQgetvalue(res, 0, 0);
+	if (strncmp(dbversion, myversion, myversionlen) != 0)
+	{
+		fprintf(stderr, "Database version: %s\npg_dump version: %s\n",
+				dbversion,  PG_RELEASE "." PG_VERSION);
+		if (ignoreVersion)
+		{
+			fprintf(stderr, "Proceeding despite version mismatch.\n");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			fprintf(stderr, "Aborting because of version mismatch.\n"
+					"Use --ignore-version if you think it's safe to proceed anyway.\n");
+			exit_nicely(g_conn);
+		}
+	}
+	PQclear(res);
+}
+
+
 int
 main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -551,6 +589,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	char		username[100];
 	char		password[100];
 	bool		use_password = false;
+	bool		ignore_version = false;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
 	static struct option long_options[] = {
@@ -559,6 +598,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		{"inserts",no_argument, NULL, 'd'},
 		{"attribute-inserts", no_argument, NULL, 'D'},
 		{"host", required_argument, NULL, 'h'},
+		{"ignore-version", no_argument, NULL, 'i'},
 		{"no-quotes", no_argument, NULL, 'n'},
 		{"quotes", no_argument, NULL, 'N'},
 		{"oids", no_argument, NULL, 'o'},
@@ -591,9 +631,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_GETOPT_LONG
-	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "acdDf:h:nNop:st:uvxzV?", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
+	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "acdDf:h:inNop:st:uvxzV?", long_options, &optindex)) != -1)
 #else
-    while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "acdDf:h:nNop:st:uvxzV?-")) != -1)
+    while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "acdDf:h:inNop:st:uvxzV?-")) != -1)
 #endif
 	{
 		switch (c)
@@ -614,11 +654,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 				attrNames = true;
 				break;
             case 'f':
-		filename = optarg;
-		break;
+				filename = optarg;
+				break;
 			case 'h':			/* server host */
 				pghost = optarg;
 				break;
+			case 'i':			/* ignore database version mismatch */
+				ignore_version = true;
+				break;
 			case 'n':			/* Do not force double-quotes on
 								 * identifiers */
 				force_quotes = false;
@@ -773,6 +816,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 		exit_nicely(g_conn);
 	}
 
+	/* check for version mismatch */
+	check_database_version(ignore_version);
+
 	/*
 	 * Start serializable transaction to dump consistent data
 	 */