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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ System Configuration
Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) :
- PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.3.7): PostgreSQL-7.3.7
+ PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.3.8): PostgreSQL-7.3.8
Compiler used (example: gcc 2.95.2) :
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
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--- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
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@@ -1,10 +1,60 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.163.2.18 2004/08/15 00:52:01 tgl Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.163.2.19 2004/10/22 00:27:04 tgl Exp $
-->
<appendix id="release">
<title>Release Notes</title>
+ <sect1 id="release-7-3-8">
+ <title>Release 7.3.8</title>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>Release date</title>
+ <simpara>2004-10-22</simpara>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.3.7.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Migration to version 7.3.8</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.3.X.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Changes</title>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Repair possible failure to update hint bits on disk</para>
+<para>
+Under rare circumstances this oversight could lead to
+<quote>could not access transaction status</> failures, which qualifies
+it as a potential-data-loss bug.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Ensure that hashed outer join does not miss tuples</para>
+<para>
+Very large left joins using a hash join plan could fail to output unmatched
+left-side rows given just the right data distribution.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Disallow running pg_ctl as root</para>
+<para>
+This is to guard against any possible security issues.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Avoid using temp files in /tmp in make_oidjoins_check</para>
+<para>
+This has been reported as a security issue, though it's hardly worthy of
+concern since there is no reason for non-developers to use this script anyway.
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
<sect1 id="release-7-3-7">
<title>Release 7.3.7</title>
@@ -1173,6 +1223,56 @@ Improve /contrib/fulltextindex (Christopher)
</sect2>
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="release-7-2-6">
+ <title>Release 7.2.6</title>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>Release date</title>
+ <simpara>2004-10-22</simpara>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.2.5.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Migration to version 7.2.6</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.2.X.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Changes</title>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>Repair possible failure to update hint bits on disk</para>
+<para>
+Under rare circumstances this oversight could lead to
+<quote>could not access transaction status</> failures, which qualifies
+it as a potential-data-loss bug.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Ensure that hashed outer join does not miss tuples</para>
+<para>
+Very large left joins using a hash join plan could fail to output unmatched
+left-side rows given just the right data distribution.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Disallow running pg_ctl as root</para>
+<para>
+This is to guard against any possible security issues.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Avoid using temp files in /tmp in make_oidjoins_check</para>
+<para>
+This has been reported as a security issue, though it's hardly worthy of
+concern since there is no reason for non-developers to use this script anyway.
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Update to newer versions of Bison</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
<sect1 id="release-7-2-5">
<title>Release 7.2.5</title>