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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index 411d9284f32..7855140f1b4 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 1.321.4.48 2009/01/30 00:38:14 tgl Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.321.4.49 2009/03/12 22:36:33 tgl Exp $ --> <!-- Typical markup: @@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. viewing the CVS logs for each release. The <ulink url="http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-committers/">pgsql-committers - email list</ulink> contains all source code changes as well. There is also - a <ulink url="http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/">web + email list</ulink> records all source code changes as well. There is also + a <ulink url="http://anoncvs.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/">web interface</ulink> that shows changes to specific files. <!-- we need a file containing the CVS logs for each release, and something like the SVN web interface that groups commits but has branches --> @@ -63,6 +63,85 @@ do it for earlier branch release files. review, so each item is truly a community effort. </para> + <sect1 id="release-8-0-21"> + <title>Release 8.0.21</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2009-03-16</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 8.0.20. + For information about new features in the 8.0 major release, see + <xref linkend="release-8-0">. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to Version 8.0.21</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> + Prevent error recursion crashes when encoding conversion fails (Tom) + </para> + + <para> + This change extends fixes made in the last two minor releases for + related failure scenarios. The previous fixes were narrowly tailored + for the original problem reports, but we have now recognized that + <emphasis>any</> error thrown by an encoding conversion function could + potentially lead to infinite recursion while trying to report the + error. The solution therefore is to disable translation and encoding + conversion and report the plain-ASCII form of any error message, + if we find we have gotten into a recursive error reporting situation. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Disallow <command>CREATE CONVERSION</> with the wrong encodings + for the specified conversion function (Heikki) + </para> + + <para> + This prevents one possible scenario for encoding conversion failure. + The previous change is a backstop to guard against other kinds of + failures in the same area. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix core dump when <function>to_char()</> is given format codes that + are inappropriate for the type of the data argument (Tom) + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Add <literal>MUST</> (Mauritius Island Summer Time) to the default list + of known timezone abbreviations (Xavier Bugaud) + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-8-0-20"> <title>Release 8.0.20</title> @@ -4542,6 +4621,85 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem> </sect2> </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-4-25"> + <title>Release 7.4.25</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2009-03-16</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.4.24. + For information about new features in the 7.4 major release, see + <xref linkend="release-7-4">. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to Version 7.4.25</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> + Prevent error recursion crashes when encoding conversion fails (Tom) + </para> + + <para> + This change extends fixes made in the last two minor releases for + related failure scenarios. The previous fixes were narrowly tailored + for the original problem reports, but we have now recognized that + <emphasis>any</> error thrown by an encoding conversion function could + potentially lead to infinite recursion while trying to report the + error. The solution therefore is to disable translation and encoding + conversion and report the plain-ASCII form of any error message, + if we find we have gotten into a recursive error reporting situation. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Disallow <command>CREATE CONVERSION</> with the wrong encodings + for the specified conversion function (Heikki) + </para> + + <para> + This prevents one possible scenario for encoding conversion failure. + The previous change is a backstop to guard against other kinds of + failures in the same area. + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Fix core dump when <function>to_char()</> is given format codes that + are inappropriate for the type of the data argument (Tom) + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Add <literal>MUST</> (Mauritius Island Summer Time) to the default list + of known timezone abbreviations (Xavier Bugaud) + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-4-24"> <title>Release 7.4.24</title> |