-PostgreSQL 6.0 beta Thu Dec 26 16:47:43 EST 1996
+PostgreSQL 6.1.1 Mon Jul 22 18:04:49 EDT 1997
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This release does NOT require a dump/restore for those running 6.1.
+
+Changes in this release
+-----------------------
+fix for SET with options (Thomas)
+allow pg_dump/pg_dumpall to preserve ownership of all tables/objects(Bruce)
+new psql \connect option allows changing usernames without chaning databases
+fix for initdb --debug option(Yoshihiko Ichikawa))
+lextest cleanup(Bruce)
+hash fixes(Vadim)
+fix date/time month boundary arithmetic(Thomas)
+fix timezone daylight handling for some ports(Thomas, Bruce, Tatsuo)
+timestamp overhauled to use standard functions(Thomas)
+other code cleanup in date/time routines(Thomas)
+psql's \d now case-insensitive(Bruce)
+psql's backslash commands can now have trailing semicolon(Bruce)
+fix memory leak in psql when using \g(Bruce)
+major fix for endian handling of communication to server(Thomas, Tatsuo)
+Fix for Solaris assembler and include files(Yoshihiko Ichikawa)
+allow underscores in usernames(Bruce)
+pg_dumpall now returns proper status, portability fix(Bruce)
+
+
+PostgreSQL 6.1 Sun Jun 8 14:41:13 EDT 1997
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A dump/restore is required for those wishing to migrate data from
previous releases of PostgreSQL.
-Major contributors:
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+packet length checking in library routines
+lock manager priority patch
+check for under/over flow of float8(Bruce)
+multi-table join fix(Vadim)
+SIGPIPE crash fix(Darren)
+large object fixes(Sven)
+allow btree indexes to handle NULLs(Vadim)
+timezone fixes(D'Arcy)
+select SUM(x) can return NULL on no rows(Thomas)
+internal optimizer, executor bug fixes(Vadim)
+fix problem where inner loop in < or <= has no rows(Vadim)
+prevent re-commuting join index clauses(Vadim)
+fix join clauses for multiple tables(Vadim)
+fix hash, hashjoin for arrays(Vadim)
+fix btree for abstime type(Vadim)
+large object fixes(Raymond)
+fix buffer leak in hash indices (Vadim)
+fix rtree for use in inner scan (Vadim)
+fix gist for use in inner scan, cleanups (Vadim, Andrea)
+avoid unnecessary local buffers allocation (Vadim, Massimo)
+fix local buffers leak in transaction aborts (Vadim)
+fix file manager memmory leaks, cleanups (Vadim, Massimo)
+fix storage manager memmory leaks (Vadim)
+fix btree duplicates handling (Vadim)
+fix deleted tuples re-incarnation caused by vacuum (Vadim)
+fix SELECT varchar()/char() INTO TABLE made zero-length fields(Bruce)
+many psql, pg_dump, and libpq memory leaks fixed using Purify (Igor)
+
+Enhancements
+------------
+attribute optimization statistics(Bruce)
+much faster new btree bulk load code(Paul)
+BTREE UNIQUE added to bulk load code(Vadim)
+new lock debug code(Massimo)
+massive changes to libpg++(Leo)
+new GEQO optimizer speeds table multi-table optimization(Martin)
+new WARN message for non-unique insert into unique key(Marc)
+update x=-3, no spaces, now valid(Bruce)
+remove case-sensitive identifier handling(Bruce,Thomas,Dan)
+debug backend now pretty-prints tree(Darren)
+new Oracle character functions(Edmund)
+new plaintext password functions(Dan)
+no such class or insufficient privilege changed to distinct messages(Dan)
+new ANSI timestamp function(Dan)
+new ANSI Time and Date types (Thomas)
+move large chunks of data in backend(Martin)
+multi-column btree indexes(Vadim)
+new SET var TO value command(Martin)
+update transaction status on reads(Dan)
+new locale settings for character types(Oleg)
+new SEQUENCE serial number generator(Vadim)
+GROUP BY function now possible(Vadim)
+re-organize regression test(Thomas,Marc)
+new optimizer operation weights(Vadim)
+new psql \z grant/permit option(Marc)
+new MONEY data type(D'Arcy,Thomas)
+tcp socket communication speed improved(Vadim)
+new VACUUM option for attribute statistics, and for certain columns (Vadim)
+many geometric type improvements(Thomas,Keith)
+additional regression tests(Thomas)
+new datestyle variable(Thomas,Vadim,Martin)
+more comparison operators for sorting types(Thomas)
+new conversion functions(Thomas)
+new more compact btree format(Vadim)
+allow pg_dumpall to preserve database ownership(Bruce)
+new SET GEQO=# and R_PLANS variable(Vadim)
+old (!GEQO) optimizer can use right-sided plans (Vadim)
+typechecking improvement in SQL parser(Bruce)
+new SET, SHOW, RESET commands(Thomas,Vadim)
+new \connect database USER option
+new destroydb -i option (Igor)
+new \dt and \di psql commands (Darren)
+SELECT "\n" now escapes newline (A. Duursma)
+new geometry conversion functions from old format (Thomas)
+
+Source tree changes
-------------------
- Bruce is Bruce Momjian<maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
- Bryan is Bryan Henderson<bryanh@giraffe.netgate.net>
- Dan is Dan McGuirk <mcguirk@indirect.com>
- Darren is Darren King <darrenk@insightdist.com>
- Edmund is Edmund Mergl <E.Mergl@bawue.de>
- Erich Stamberger <eberger@gewi.kfunigraz.ac.at>
- Kurt is "Kurt J. Lidl" <lidl@va.pubnix.com>
- Martin is Martin S. Utesch <utesch@aut.tu-freiberg.de>
- Vadim is "Vadim B. Mikheev" <vadim@sable.krasnoyarsk.su>
- Vivek is Vivek Khera <khera@kci.kciLink.com>
+new configuration script(Marc)
+readline configuration option added(Marc)
+OS-specific configuration options removed(Marc)
+new OS-specific template files(Marc)
+no more need to edit Makefile.global(Marc)
+re-arrange include files(Marc)
+nextstep patches (Gregor Hoffleit)
+removed WIN32-specific code(Bruce)
+removed postmaster -e option, now only postgres -e option (Bruce)
+merge duplicate library code in front/backends(Martin)
+now works with eBones, international Kerberos(Jun)
+more shared library support
+c++ include file cleanup(Bruce)
+warn about buggy flex(Bruce)
+DG-UX, Ultrix, Irix, AIX portability fixes
+PostgreSQL 6.0 Wed Jan 29 00:19:54 EST 1997
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+A dump/restore is required for those wishing to migrate data from
+previous releases of PostgreSQL.
Bug Fixes
---------
Fix unitialized reads of memory(Kurt)
Fixed ALTER TABLE ... char(3) bug(Bruce)
Fixed a few small memory leaks
+Fixed EXPLAIN handling of options and changed full_path option name
Fixed output of group acl permissions
Memory leaks (hunt and destroy with tools like Purify(Kurt)
Minor improvements to rules system
Psql \g filename now works(Bruce)
Psql fixed problem with multiple statements on one line with multiple outputs
Removed duplicate system oid's
+SELECT * INTO TABLE . GROUP/ORDER BY gives unlink error if table exists(Bruce)
Several fixes for queries that crashed the backend
Starting quote in insert string errors(Bruce)
Submiting an empty query now returns empty status, not just " " query(Bruce)
Enhancements
------------
+Add EXPLAIN manual page(Bruce)
Add UNIQUE index capability(Dan)
Add hostname/user level access control rather than just hostname and user
Add synonym of != for <>(Bruce)
Can shrink tables, pg_time and pg_log(Vadim & Erich)
Change debug level 2 to print queries only, changed debug heading layout(Bruce)
Change default decimal constant representation from float4 to float8(Bruce)
+European date format now set when postmaster is started
Execute lowercase function names if not found with exact case
Fixes for aggregate/GROUP processing, allow 'select sum(func(x),sum(x+y) from z'
Gist now included in the distrubution(Marc)
New options to initdb(Bryan)
Pg_dump allow dump of oid's(Bruce)
Pg_dump create indexes after tables are loaded for speed(Bruce)
-Pg_dump(Bruce)
+Pg_dumpall dumps all databases, and the user table
Pginterface additions for NULL values(Bruce)
Prevent postmaster from being run as root
Psql \h and \? is now readable(Bruce)
Reverse meaning of HBA masks(Bryan)
Secure Authentication of local users(Bryan)
Speed up vacuum(Vadim)
+Vacuum now had VERBOSE option(Bruce)
Source tree changes
-------------------
Unused/uninialized variables corrected
+PostgreSQL 1.09 ???
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Sorry, we stopped keeping track of changes from 1.02 to 1.09. Some of
+the changes listed in 6.0 were actually included in the 1.02.1 to 1.09
+releases.
+
Postgres95 1.02 Thu Aug 1 18:00:00 EDT 1996
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