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<appendix id="release">
<listitem><para> <function>FLOAT(p)</function> now measures 'p' in bits, not digits</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> Ambiguous date values now must match the ordering specified by DateStyle</para></listitem>
<listitem><para> The <function>oidrand()</function>, <function>oidsrand()</function>,
- and <function>userfntest()</function> functions have been
- removed.</para></listitem>
+ and <function>userfntest()</function> functions have been removed.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para> <literal>'now'</literal> will no longer work as a column default; <function>now()</> should be
+ used instead
+</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></para></sect2>
<sect2> <title> Changes </title>
<listitem><para>Improve speed of col IN (const, const, const, ...) (Tom)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Fix hash indexes which were broken in rare cases (Tom)</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Improve hash index concurrency and speed (Tom)</para></listitem>
-<listitem><para>Align shared buffers on 32-byte boundary for copy speed improvement</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Align shared buffers on 32-byte boundary for copy speed improvement (Manfred Spraul)</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist></sect3>
<sect3><title>Server Configuration</title>