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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index baf4f6e6649..5cf6ce17e34 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.400.2.29 2006/10/09 23:24:06 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.400.2.30 2006/10/11 20:56:01 tgl Exp $ --> <!-- Typical markup: @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections. <note> <title>Release date</title> - <simpara>2006-10-??</simpara> + <simpara>2006-10-16</simpara> </note> <para> @@ -46,37 +46,46 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections. <title>Changes</title> <itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para>Fix for <systemitem class="osname">OS/X</> -<application>Bonjour</> on x86 systems (Ashley Clark)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix <acronym>MSVC</>/<productname>Borland C++</> -compiles (Hiroshi Saito)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Minor fixes related to ecpg, /contrib/dblink, -/contrib/ltree, /contrib/tsearch2, and <application>psql</></para> </listitem> -<listitem><para>Add ability to log protocol-level prepared -statements (Tom)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Disallow non-subselect aggregates in <command>UPDATE</> -statements (Tom)</para> -<para>The behavior of such an aggregate was unpredictable, -so it has been disabled. The SQL standard does not support -it either.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Disallow aggregate functions in <command>UPDATE</> +commands, except within sub-SELECTs (Tom)</para> +<para>The behavior of such an aggregate was unpredictable, and in 8.1.X +could cause a crash, so it has been disabled. The SQL standard does not allow +this either.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix core dump when an untyped literal is taken as +ANYARRAY</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix core dump in duration logging for extended query protocol +when a <command>COMMIT</> or <command>ROLLBACK</> is +executed</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Fix <command>ALTER TABLE ... TYPE</> to recheck <literal>NOT NULL</> for <literal>USING</> clause (Tom)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix rare termination of the statistics collector -process on Win32 (Tom)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Improvements to hash and bitmap joins (Tom)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <function>string_to_array()</> to handle overlapping + matches for the separator string</para> +<para>For example, <literal>string_to_array('123xx456xxx789', 'xx')</>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <function>to_timestamp()</> for +<literal>AM</>/<literal>PM</> formats (Bruce)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix autovacuum's calculation that decides whether + <command>ANALYZE</> is needed (Alvaro)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix corner cases in pattern matching for + <application>psql</>'s <literal>\d</> commands</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix index-corrupting bugs in /contrib/ltree + (Teodor)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Numerous robustness fixes in <application>ecpg</> (Joachim +Wieland)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix backslash escaping in /contrib/dbmirror</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Minor fixes in /contrib/dblink and /contrib/tsearch2</para> +</listitem> +<listitem><para>Efficiency improvements in hash tables and bitmap index scans +(Tom)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix instability of statistics collection on Win32 (Tom, Andrew)</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Fix <varname>statement_timeout</> to use the proper -units of microseconds on Win32 (Bruce)</para> -<para>In previous Win32 8.1.X versions, 100-microseconds units were -incorrectly used internally.</para></listitem> +units on Win32 (Bruce)</para> +<para>In previous Win32 8.1.X versions, the delay was off by a factor of +100.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fixes for <acronym>MSVC</> and <productname>Borland C++</> +compilers (Hiroshi Saito)</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Fixes for <systemitem class="osname">AIX</> and <productname>Intel</> compilers (Tom)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix <function>to_timestamp()</> for -<literal>PM</>/<literal>AM</> (Bruce)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix <function>string_to_array()</> to handle overlapping -matches for the separator string</para> <para>For example, -<literal>string_to_array('123xx456xxx789', 'xx')</>.</para></listitem> - </itemizedlist> </sect2> @@ -1151,7 +1160,7 @@ psql -t -f fixseq.sql db1 | psql -e db1 <listitem> <para> - Allow concurrent GIST index access (Teodor, Oleg) + Allow concurrent GiST index access (Teodor, Oleg) </para> </listitem> @@ -1301,10 +1310,10 @@ psql -t -f fixseq.sql db1 | psql -e db1 <listitem> <para> - Add WAL logging for GIST indexes (Teodor, Oleg) + Add WAL logging for GiST indexes (Teodor, Oleg) </para> <para> - GIST indexes are now safe for crash and point-in-time recovery. + GiST indexes are now safe for crash and point-in-time recovery. </para> </listitem> @@ -2672,7 +2681,7 @@ psql -t -f fixseq.sql db1 | psql -e db1 <note> <title>Release date</title> - <simpara>2006-10-??</simpara> + <simpara>2006-10-16</simpara> </note> <para> @@ -2694,23 +2703,26 @@ psql -t -f fixseq.sql db1 | psql -e db1 <title>Changes</title> <itemizedlist> - <listitem><para>Fix crash when referencing <literal>NEW</> row -values in rules (Tom)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Add ability to log protocol-level prepared -statements (Tom)</para></listitem> +values in rule WHERE expressions (Tom)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix core dump when an untyped literal is taken as +ANYARRAY</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Fix <command>ALTER TABLE ... TYPE</> to recheck <literal>NOT NULL</> for <literal>USING</> clause (Tom)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix rare termination of the statistics collector -process on Win32 (Tom)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <function>string_to_array()</> to handle overlapping + matches for the separator string</para> +<para>For example, <literal>string_to_array('123xx456xxx789', 'xx')</>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix corner cases in pattern matching for + <application>psql</>'s <literal>\d</> commands</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix index-corrupting bugs in /contrib/ltree + (Teodor)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Numerous robustness fixes in <application>ecpg</> (Joachim +Wieland)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix backslash escaping in /contrib/dbmirror</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix instability of statistics collection on Win32 (Tom, Andrew)</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Fixes for <systemitem class="osname">AIX</> and <productname>Intel</> compilers (Tom)</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix <function>string_to_array()</> to handle overlapping -matches for the separator string</para> <para>For example, -<literal>string_to_array('123xx456xxx789', 'xx')</>.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Minor fixes related to ecpg, /contrib/ltree, -and <application>psql</></para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> </sect2> @@ -3550,7 +3562,7 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem> to run natively on <trademark class=registered>Microsoft Windows</> as a server. It can run as a <productname>Windows</> service. This release supports NT-based Windows releases like - <productname>Windows 2000</>, <productname>Windows XP</>, and + <productname>Windows 2000 SP4</>, <productname>Windows XP</>, and <productname>Windows 2003</>. Older releases like <productname>Windows 95</>, <productname>Windows 98</>, and <productname>Windows ME</> are not supported because these operating @@ -5874,7 +5886,7 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem> <note> <title>Release date</title> - <simpara>2006-10-??</simpara> + <simpara>2006-10-16</simpara> </note> <para> @@ -5896,14 +5908,19 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem> <title>Changes</title> <itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para>Minor fixes related to timezones, ecpg, /contrib/ltree, -and <application>psql</></para> </listitem> - +<listitem><para>Fix core dump when an untyped literal is taken as +ANYARRAY</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Fix <function>string_to_array()</> to handle overlapping -matches for the separator string</para> <para>For example, -<literal>string_to_array('123xx456xxx789', 'xx')</>.</para></listitem> - + matches for the separator string</para> +<para>For example, <literal>string_to_array('123xx456xxx789', 'xx')</>. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix corner cases in pattern matching for + <application>psql</>'s <literal>\d</> commands</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix index-corrupting bugs in /contrib/ltree + (Teodor)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix backslash escaping in /contrib/dbmirror</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Adjust regression tests for recent changes in US DST laws +</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect2> @@ -8828,7 +8845,7 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE; <note> <title>Release date</title> - <simpara>2006-10-??</simpara> + <simpara>2006-10-16</simpara> </note> <para> @@ -8850,10 +8867,16 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE; <title>Changes</title> <itemizedlist> - -<listitem><para>Minor fixes related to timezones, spinlocks, SSL, -GiST, /contrib/ltree, and <application>psql</></para> </listitem> - +<listitem><para>Fix corner cases in pattern matching for + <application>psql</>'s <literal>\d</> commands</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix index-corrupting bugs in /contrib/ltree + (Teodor)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Back-port 7.4 spinlock code to improve performance and support +64-bit architectures better</para> </listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix SSL-related memory leak in libpq</para> </listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix backslash escaping in /contrib/dbmirror</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Adjust regression tests for recent changes in US DST laws +</para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> </sect2> |