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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index 0d079aef793..3cda36667b1 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 1.321.4.19 2006/01/05 15:18:29 momjian Exp $ +$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.321.4.20 2006/01/06 03:00:20 tgl Exp $ --> <appendix id="release"> @@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.321.4.19 2006/01/05 15:18:29 mo 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. + Also, you might need to <command>REINDEX</> indexes on textual + columns after updating, if you are affected by the locale or + <application>plperl</> issues described below. </para> </sect2> @@ -32,37 +35,53 @@ $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.321.4.19 2006/01/05 15:18:29 mo <itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>Fix for protocol-level describe portal statements issued -outside a transaction (Tom)</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Fix character set sorting for locales that consider -different character combinations to have the same sorting, e.g. -Hungarian. (Tom) </para><para>This might require <command>REINDEX</> in -those locales to fix existing indexes.</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix Windows code so that postmaster will continue rather +than exit if there is no more room in ShmemBackendArray (Magnus)</para> +<para>The previous behavior could lead to a denial-of-service situation if too +many connection requests arrive close together. This applies +<emphasis>only</> to the Windows port.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Fix bug introduced in 8.0 that could allow ReadBuffer +to return an already-used page as new, potentially causing loss of +recently-committed data (Tom)</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Fix for protocol-level Describe messages issued +outside a transaction or in a failed transaction (Tom)</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Fix character string comparison for locales that consider +different character combinations as equal, such as Hungarian (Tom)</para> +<para>This might require <command>REINDEX</> to fix existing indexes on +textual columns.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Set locale environment variables during postmaster startup +to ensure that <application>plperl</> won't change the locale later</para> +<para>This fixes a problem that occurred if the <application>postmaster</> was +started with environment variables specifying a different locale than what +<application>initdb</> had been told. Under these conditions, any use of +<application>plperl</> was likely to lead to corrupt indexes. You may need +<command>REINDEX</> to fix existing indexes on +textual columns if this has happened to you.</para></listitem> <listitem><para>Allow more flexible relocation of installation -directories (Tom)</para> <para>Previous releases supported relocation -only if all directories were the same except the last -component.</para></listitem> +directories (Tom)</para> +<para>Previous releases supported relocation only if all installation +directory paths were the same except for the last component.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix bug in strpos() and regular expression handling in -certain rarely used Asian multi-byte character sets (Tatsuo) +<listitem><para>Fix longstanding bug in strpos() and regular expression +handling in certain rarely used Asian multi-byte character sets (Tatsuo) </para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Various fixes for queries returning <literal>RECORD</>s +<listitem><para>Various fixes for functions returning <literal>RECORD</>s (Tom) </para></listitem> <listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> gen_salt, -which caused it not to use all available salt space for md5 and -xdes algorithms (Marko Kreen, Solar Designer)</para> -<para>Salts for blowfish and standard des are unaffected</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Fix <filename>/contrib/dblink</> to throw an error -when the number of columns specified is different from those returned -by the query (Joe)</para></listitem> +which caused it not to use all available salt space for MD5 and +XDES algorithms (Marko Kreen, Solar Designer)</para> +<para>Salts for Blowfish and standard DES are unaffected.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Set <literal>LC_XXX</> variables to prevent problems -with <application>plperl</> processing (Tom)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <filename>/contrib/dblink</> to throw an error, +rather than crashing, when the number of columns specified is different from +what's actually returned by the query (Joe)</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -2949,6 +2968,9 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem> 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. + Also, you might need to <command>REINDEX</> indexes on textual + columns after updating, if you are affected by the locale or + <application>plperl</> issues described below. </para> </sect2> @@ -2957,26 +2979,35 @@ typedefs (Michael)</para></listitem> <itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>Fix for protocol-level describe portal statements issued -outside a transaction (Tom)</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Fix character set sorting for locales that consider -different character combinations to have the same sorting, e.g. -Hungarian. (Tom) </para><para>This might require <command>REINDEX</> in -those locales to fix existing indexes.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Fix long standing Asian multibyte charsets bug (Tatsuo) +<listitem><para>Fix for protocol-level Describe messages issued +outside a transaction or in a failed transaction (Tom)</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Fix character string comparison for locales that consider +different character combinations as equal, such as Hungarian (Tom)</para> +<para>This might require <command>REINDEX</> to fix existing indexes on +textual columns.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Set locale environment variables during postmaster startup +to ensure that <application>plperl</> won't change the locale later</para> +<para>This fixes a problem that occurred if the <application>postmaster</> was +started with environment variables specifying a different locale than what +<application>initdb</> had been told. Under these conditions, any use of +<application>plperl</> was likely to lead to corrupt indexes. You may need +<command>REINDEX</> to fix existing indexes on +textual columns if this has happened to you.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Fix longstanding bug in strpos() and regular expression +handling in certain rarely used Asian multi-byte character sets (Tatsuo) </para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> Openwall -gen_salt processing (Marko Kreen></para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Fix <filename>/contrib/dblink</> to throw an error -when the number of columns specified is different from those returned -by the query (Joe)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> gen_salt, +which caused it not to use all available salt space for MD5 and +XDES algorithms (Marko Kreen, Solar Designer)</para> +<para>Salts for Blowfish and standard DES are unaffected.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Set <literal>LC_XXX</> variables to prevent problems -with <application>plperl</> processing (Tom)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <filename>/contrib/dblink</> to throw an error, +rather than crashing, when the number of columns specified is different from +what's actually returned by the query (Joe)</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -5685,6 +5716,9 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE; 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. + Also, you might need to <command>REINDEX</> indexes on textual + columns after updating, if you are affected by the locale or + <application>plperl</> issues described below. </para> </sect2> @@ -5693,23 +5727,32 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE; <itemizedlist> -<listitem><para>Fix character set sorting for locales that consider -different character combinations to have the same sorting, e.g. -Hungarian. (Tom) </para><para>This might require <command>REINDEX</> in -those locales to fix existing indexes.</para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Fix long standing Asian multibyte charsets bug (Tatsuo) +<listitem><para>Fix character string comparison for locales that consider +different character combinations as equal, such as Hungarian (Tom)</para> +<para>This might require <command>REINDEX</> to fix existing indexes on +textual columns.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Set locale environment variables during postmaster startup +to ensure that <application>plperl</> won't change the locale later</para> +<para>This fixes a problem that occurred if the <application>postmaster</> was +started with environment variables specifying a different locale than what +<application>initdb</> had been told. Under these conditions, any use of +<application>plperl</> was likely to lead to corrupt indexes. You may need +<command>REINDEX</> to fix existing indexes on +textual columns if this has happened to you.</para></listitem> + +<listitem><para>Fix longstanding bug in strpos() and regular expression +handling in certain rarely used Asian multi-byte character sets (Tatsuo) </para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> Openwall -gen_salt processing (Marko Kreen></para></listitem> - -<listitem><para>Fix <filename>/contrib/dblink</> to throw an error -when the number of columns specified is different from those returned -by the query (Joe)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix bug in <filename>/contrib/pgcrypto</> gen_salt, +which caused it not to use all available salt space for MD5 and +XDES algorithms (Marko Kreen, Solar Designer)</para> +<para>Salts for Blowfish and standard DES are unaffected.</para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Set <literal>LC_XXX</> variables to prevent problems -with <application>plperl</> processing (Tom)</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <filename>/contrib/dblink</> to throw an error, +rather than crashing, when the number of columns specified is different from +what's actually returned by the query (Joe)</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> |