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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-8.3.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-8.3.sgml index dda418fa557..d3b163a4d32 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-8.3.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-8.3.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,116 @@ <!-- doc/src/sgml/release-8.3.sgml --> <!-- See header comment in release.sgml about typical markup --> + <sect1 id="release-8-3-21"> + <title>Release 8.3.21</title> + + <note> + <title>Release Date</title> + <simpara>2012-09-24</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 8.3.20. + For information about new features in the 8.3 major release, see + <xref linkend="release-8-3">. + </para> + + <para> + The <productname>PostgreSQL</> community will stop releasing updates + for the 8.3.X release series in February 2013. + Users are encouraged to update to a newer release branch soon. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to Version 8.3.21</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 8.3.X. + </para> + + <para> + However, if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 8.3.17, + see the release notes for 8.3.17. + </para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + Improve page-splitting decisions in GiST indexes (Alexander Korotkov, + Robert Haas, Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + Multi-column GiST indexes might suffer unexpected bloat due to this + error. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix cascading privilege revoke to stop if privileges are still held + (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + If we revoke a grant option from some role <replaceable>X</>, but + <replaceable>X</> still holds that option via a grant from someone + else, we should not recursively revoke the corresponding privilege + from role(s) <replaceable>Y</> that <replaceable>X</> had granted it + to. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix handling of <literal>SIGFPE</> when PL/Perl is in use (Andres Freund) + </para> + + <para> + Perl resets the process's <literal>SIGFPE</> handler to + <literal>SIG_IGN</>, which could result in crashes later on. Restore + the normal Postgres signal handler after initializing PL/Perl. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Prevent PL/Perl from crashing if a recursive PL/Perl function is + redefined while being executed (Tom Lane) + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Work around possible misoptimization in PL/Perl (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + Some Linux distributions contain an incorrect version of + <filename>pthread.h</> that results in incorrect compiled code in + PL/Perl, leading to crashes if a PL/Perl function calls another one + that throws an error. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Update time zone data files to <application>tzdata</> release 2012f + for DST law changes in Fiji + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-8-3-20"> <title>Release 8.3.20</title> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml index 5c89fb699ab..54f5c131af9 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,122 @@ <!-- doc/src/sgml/release-8.4.sgml --> <!-- See header comment in release.sgml about typical markup --> + <sect1 id="release-8-4-14"> + <title>Release 8.4.14</title> + + <note> + <title>Release Date</title> + <simpara>2012-09-24</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 8.4.13. + For information about new features in the 8.4 major release, see + <xref linkend="release-8-4">. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to Version 8.4.14</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 8.4.X. + </para> + + <para> + However, if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 8.4.10, + see the release notes for 8.4.10. + </para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix planner's assignment of executor parameters, and fix executor's + rescan logic for CTE plan nodes (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + These errors could result in wrong answers from queries that scan the + same <literal>WITH</> subquery multiple times. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Improve page-splitting decisions in GiST indexes (Alexander Korotkov, + Robert Haas, Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + Multi-column GiST indexes might suffer unexpected bloat due to this + error. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix cascading privilege revoke to stop if privileges are still held + (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + If we revoke a grant option from some role <replaceable>X</>, but + <replaceable>X</> still holds that option via a grant from someone + else, we should not recursively revoke the corresponding privilege + from role(s) <replaceable>Y</> that <replaceable>X</> had granted it + to. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix handling of <literal>SIGFPE</> when PL/Perl is in use (Andres Freund) + </para> + + <para> + Perl resets the process's <literal>SIGFPE</> handler to + <literal>SIG_IGN</>, which could result in crashes later on. Restore + the normal Postgres signal handler after initializing PL/Perl. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Prevent PL/Perl from crashing if a recursive PL/Perl function is + redefined while being executed (Tom Lane) + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Work around possible misoptimization in PL/Perl (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + Some Linux distributions contain an incorrect version of + <filename>pthread.h</> that results in incorrect compiled code in + PL/Perl, leading to crashes if a PL/Perl function calls another one + that throws an error. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Update time zone data files to <application>tzdata</> release 2012f + for DST law changes in Fiji + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-8-4-13"> <title>Release 8.4.13</title> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml index 398a3659191..af99af82bec 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml @@ -1,6 +1,148 @@ <!-- doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml --> <!-- See header comment in release.sgml about typical markup --> + <sect1 id="release-9-0-10"> + <title>Release 9.0.10</title> + + <note> + <title>Release Date</title> + <simpara>2012-09-24</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 9.0.9. + For information about new features in the 9.0 major release, see + <xref linkend="release-9-0">. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to Version 9.0.10</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 9.0.X. + </para> + + <para> + However, if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 9.0.6, + see the release notes for 9.0.6. + </para> + + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix planner's assignment of executor parameters, and fix executor's + rescan logic for CTE plan nodes (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + These errors could result in wrong answers from queries that scan the + same <literal>WITH</> subquery multiple times. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Improve page-splitting decisions in GiST indexes (Alexander Korotkov, + Robert Haas, Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + Multi-column GiST indexes might suffer unexpected bloat due to this + error. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix cascading privilege revoke to stop if privileges are still held + (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + If we revoke a grant option from some role <replaceable>X</>, but + <replaceable>X</> still holds that option via a grant from someone + else, we should not recursively revoke the corresponding privilege + from role(s) <replaceable>Y</> that <replaceable>X</> had granted it + to. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Improve error messages for Hot Standby misconfiguration errors + (Gurjeet Singh) + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix handling of <literal>SIGFPE</> when PL/Perl is in use (Andres Freund) + </para> + + <para> + Perl resets the process's <literal>SIGFPE</> handler to + <literal>SIG_IGN</>, which could result in crashes later on. Restore + the normal Postgres signal handler after initializing PL/Perl. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Prevent PL/Perl from crashing if a recursive PL/Perl function is + redefined while being executed (Tom Lane) + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Work around possible misoptimization in PL/Perl (Tom Lane) + </para> + + <para> + Some Linux distributions contain an incorrect version of + <filename>pthread.h</> that results in incorrect compiled code in + PL/Perl, leading to crashes if a PL/Perl function calls another one + that throws an error. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix <application>pg_upgrade</>'s handling of line endings on Windows + (Andrew Dunstan) + </para> + + <para> + Previously, <application>pg_upgrade</> might add or remove carriage + returns in places such as function bodies. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + On Windows, make <application>pg_upgrade</> use backslash path + separators in the scripts it emits (Andrew Dunstan) + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Update time zone data files to <application>tzdata</> release 2012f + for DST law changes in Fiji + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-9-0-9"> <title>Release 9.0.9</title> |