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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index 120547be21c..f08c119e8b6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.376 2005/09/24 22:57:15 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.377 2005/09/26 21:44:04 tgl Exp $ Typical markup: @@ -1010,19 +1010,6 @@ pg_[A-Za-z0-9_] <application> <listitem> <para> - Fix <type>CHAR()</> to properly pad spaces to the specified - length when using a multiple-byte character set (Yoshiyuki - Asaba) - </para> - <para> - In prior releases, the padding of <type>CHAR()</> was incorrect - because it only padded to the specified number of bytes without - considering how many characters were stored. - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> Add support for <command>numeric ^ numeric</> based on <function>power(numeric, numeric)</> </para> @@ -2009,6 +1996,94 @@ pg_[A-Za-z0-9_] <application> </sect2> </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-8-0-4"> + <title>Release 8.0.4</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2005-09-??</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 8.0.3. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to version 8.0.4</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 8.0.X. However, + if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 8.0.3, see the release + notes for 8.0.3. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Fix error that allowed <command>VACUUM</> to remove +<literal>ctid</> chains too soon, and add more checking in code that follows +<literal>ctid</> links</para> +<para>This fixes a long-standing problem that could cause crashes in very rare +circumstances.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <type>CHAR()</> to properly pad spaces to the specified +length when using a multiple-byte character set (Yoshiyuki Asaba)</para> +<para>In prior releases, the padding of <type>CHAR()</> was incorrect +because it only padded to the specified number of bytes without +considering how many characters were stored.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Force a checkpoint before committing <command>CREATE +DATABASE</></para> +<para>This should fix recent reports of <quote>index is not a btree</> +failures when a crash occurs shortly after <command>CREATE +DATABASE</>.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Handle consecutive embedded newlines in <command>COPY</> +CSV-mode input</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Further fixes for <literal>x FULL JOIN y ON true</> corner +cases</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <function>date_trunc(week)</> for dates near year +end</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix overenthusiastic optimization of <literal>x IN (SELECT +DISTINCT ...)</> and related cases</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix mis-planning of queries with small <literal>LIMIT</> +values due to poorly thought out <quote>fuzzy</> cost +comparison</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Make <function>array_in</> and <function>array_recv</> more +paranoid about validating their OID parameter</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix missing rows in queries like <literal>UPDATE a=... WHERE +a...</> with GiST index on column <literal>a</></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve robustness of datetime parsing</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve checking for partially-written WAL +pages</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve robustness of signal handling when SSL is +enabled</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve MIPS and M68K spinlock code</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Don't try to open more than <literal>max_files_per_process</> +files during postmaster startup</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Various memory leakage fixes</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Various portability improvements</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Update timezone data files</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve handling of DLL load failures on Windows</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve random-number generation on Windows</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Make <literal>psql -f filename</> return a nonzero exit code +when opening the file fails</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Change <application>pg_dump</> to handle inherited check +constraints more reliably</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix password prompting in <application>pg_restore</> on +Windows</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix PL/PgSQL to handle <literal>var := var</> correctly when +the variable is of pass-by-reference type</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix PL/Perl <literal>%_SHARED</> so it's actually +shared</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <filename>contrib/pg_autovacuum</> to allow sleep +intervals over 2000 sec</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Update <filename>contrib/tsearch2</> to use current Snowball +code</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-8-0-3"> <title>Release 8.0.3</title> @@ -4695,6 +4770,66 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem> </sect2> </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-4-9"> + <title>Release 7.4.9</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2005-09-??</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.4.8. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to version 7.4.9</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.4.X. However, + if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 7.4.8, see the release + notes for 7.4.8. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Fix error that allowed <command>VACUUM</> to remove +<literal>ctid</> chains too soon, and add more checking in code that follows +<literal>ctid</> links</para> +<para>This fixes a long-standing problem that could cause crashes in very rare +circumstances.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <type>CHAR()</> to properly pad spaces to the specified +length when using a multiple-byte character set (Yoshiyuki Asaba)</para> +<para>In prior releases, the padding of <type>CHAR()</> was incorrect +because it only padded to the specified number of bytes without +considering how many characters were stored.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Further fixes for <literal>x FULL JOIN y ON true</> corner +cases</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Make <function>array_in</> and <function>array_recv</> more +paranoid about validating their OID parameter</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix missing rows in queries like <literal>UPDATE a=... WHERE +a...</> with GiST index on column <literal>a</></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve robustness of datetime parsing</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve checking for partially-written WAL +pages</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve robustness of signal handling when SSL is +enabled</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Don't try to open more than <literal>max_files_per_process</> +files during postmaster startup</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Various memory leakage fixes</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Various portability improvements</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix PL/PgSQL to handle <literal>var := var</> correctly when +the variable is of pass-by-reference type</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Update <filename>contrib/tsearch2</> to use current Snowball +code</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-4-8"> <title>Release 7.4.8</title> @@ -7259,6 +7394,57 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE; </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> + + <sect1 id="release-7-3-11"> + <title>Release 7.3.11</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2005-09-??</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.3.10. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to version 7.3.11</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.3.X. However, + if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 7.3.10, see the release + notes for 7.3.10. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Fix error that allowed <command>VACUUM</> to remove +<literal>ctid</> chains too soon, and add more checking in code that follows +<literal>ctid</> links</para> +<para>This fixes a long-standing problem that could cause crashes in very rare +circumstances.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <type>CHAR()</> to properly pad spaces to the specified +length when using a multiple-byte character set (Yoshiyuki Asaba)</para> +<para>In prior releases, the padding of <type>CHAR()</> was incorrect +because it only padded to the specified number of bytes without +considering how many characters were stored.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix missing rows in queries like <literal>UPDATE a=... WHERE +a...</> with GiST index on column <literal>a</></para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve checking for partially-written WAL +pages</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Improve robustness of signal handling when SSL is +enabled</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Various memory leakage fixes</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Various portability improvements</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix PL/PgSQL to handle <literal>var := var</> correctly when +the variable is of pass-by-reference type</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> <sect1 id="release-7-3-10"> <title>Release 7.3.10</title> |