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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2006-09-22 01:39:33 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2006-09-22 01:39:33 +0000 |
| commit | bf31a62a6b646fbdaf899f1afb4369a387ebaaeb (patch) | |
| tree | a7f45698b6d5f552927654cc914e5e905a1a8912 | |
| parent | 9e936693a9fc464511b52b14fb681cdea014bf59 (diff) | |
| download | postgresql-bf31a62a6b646fbdaf899f1afb4369a387ebaaeb.tar.gz postgresql-bf31a62a6b646fbdaf899f1afb4369a387ebaaeb.zip | |
First try at a major features list for 8.2.
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/release.sgml | 75 |
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index 1f477d3f8d8..9df3be06fc1 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 1.447 2006/09/21 03:12:58 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.448 2006/09/22 01:39:33 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- Typical markup: @@ -37,16 +37,69 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections. <para> This release adds many improvements to commands and database - facilities that were requested by users. Rather than adding - a few new features, this release makes many features from - previous releases easier to use. For example, there are now - additional controls for continuous archiving. Many - performance bottlenecks have been eliminated, allowing more - functionality to be enabled by default. Various additions - will make porting from other databases easier. The changes - in this release continue the <productname>PostgreSQL</> - tradition of being not only the most advanced open source - database, but also the easiest to use. + facilities that were requested by users, including: + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + Improved sort performance, memory usage, + locking/concurency, FILLFACTOR support, query + optimization, and vacuuming + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Continuous archiving enhancements + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Monitoring and logging additions + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Query enhancements including RETURNING values, multi-VALUES, + support, and self-joins for DELETE + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + More control over creating/dropping objects and inheritance + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Index creation without blocking INSERT/UPDATE/DELETE + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + COPY support for SELECT statements + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Array and aggregate improvements + </para> + </listitem> + + <listitem> + <para> + Many /contrib improvements + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + </para> </sect2> |