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authorTom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>2008-06-07 22:11:25 +0000
committerTom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>2008-06-07 22:11:25 +0000
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Update release notes for 8.3.3 et al.
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-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.321.4.44 2008/06/06 05:33:52 tgl Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.321.4.45 2008/06/07 22:11:25 tgl Exp $ -->
<!--
Typical markup:
@@ -63,12 +63,66 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
review, so each item is truly a community effort.
</para>
+ <sect1 id="release-8-0-17">
+ <title>Release 8.0.17</title>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>Release date</title>
+ <simpara>2008-06-12</simpara>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ This release contains one serious bug fix over 8.0.16.
+ For information about new features in the 8.0 major release, see
+ <xref linkend="release-8-0">.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Migration to Version 8.0.17</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A dump/restore is not required for those running 8.0.X.
+ However, if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 8.0.6,
+ see the release notes for 8.0.6.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Changes</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make <function>pg_get_ruledef()</> parenthesize negative constants (Tom)
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Before this fix, a negative constant in a view or rule might be dumped
+ as, say, <literal>-42::integer</>, which is subtly incorrect: it should
+ be <literal>(-42)::integer</> due to operator precedence rules.
+ Usually this would make little difference, but it could interact with
+ another recent patch to cause
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> to reject what had been a valid
+ <command>SELECT DISTINCT</> view query. Since this could result in
+ <application>pg_dump</> output failing to reload, it is being treated
+ as a high-priority fix. The only released versions in which dump
+ output is actually incorrect are 8.3.1 and 8.2.7.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="release-8-0-16">
<title>Release 8.0.16</title>
<note>
<title>Release date</title>
- <simpara>2008-06-09</simpara>
+ <simpara>never released</simpara>
</note>
<para>
@@ -4157,12 +4211,66 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem>
</sect2>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="release-7-4-21">
+ <title>Release 7.4.21</title>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>Release date</title>
+ <simpara>2008-06-12</simpara>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ This release contains one serious bug fix over 7.4.20.
+ For information about new features in the 7.4 major release, see
+ <xref linkend="release-7-4">.
+ </para>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Migration to Version 7.4.21</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.4.X.
+ However, if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 7.4.11,
+ see the release notes for 7.4.11.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Changes</title>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ Make <function>pg_get_ruledef()</> parenthesize negative constants (Tom)
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Before this fix, a negative constant in a view or rule might be dumped
+ as, say, <literal>-42::integer</>, which is subtly incorrect: it should
+ be <literal>(-42)::integer</> due to operator precedence rules.
+ Usually this would make little difference, but it could interact with
+ another recent patch to cause
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</> to reject what had been a valid
+ <command>SELECT DISTINCT</> view query. Since this could result in
+ <application>pg_dump</> output failing to reload, it is being treated
+ as a high-priority fix. The only released versions in which dump
+ output is actually incorrect are 8.3.1 and 8.2.7.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="release-7-4-20">
<title>Release 7.4.20</title>
<note>
<title>Release date</title>
- <simpara>2008-06-09</simpara>
+ <simpara>never released</simpara>
</note>
<para>