Release Notes
+ Release 7.2.1
+
+ Release date: 2002-03-21
+
+ This has a variety of fixes from 7.2.
+
+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Migration to version 7.2.1
+
+ A dump/restore is *not* required for those running 7.2.
+
+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Changes
+
+ Properly set sequence values after backend crash (Tom)
+ Fix pgaccess kanji-coversion key binding (Tatsuo)
+ Optimizer improvements (Tom)
+ cash I/O improvements (Tom)
+ contrib/btree_gist improvements (Teodor Sigaev)
+ New Russian FAQ
+ Compile fix for missing AuthBlockSig (Heiko)
+ Additional time zones and time zone fixes (Thomas)
+ Allow psql \connect to handle mixed case database and user names (Tom)
+ Return proper OID on command completion even with ON INSERT rules (Tom)
+ Allow COPY FROM to use 8-bit DELIMITERS (Tatsuo)
+ Fix bug in extract/date_part for milliseconds/microseconds (Tatsuo)
+ Improve handling of multiple UNIONs with different lengths (Tom)
+ contrib/tsearch dictionary improvements (Thomas T. Thai, Teodor Sigaev)
+ Fix for array subscripts handling (Tom)
+
+
+ ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
Release 7.2
Release date: 2002-02-04
* The date/time value 'current' is no longer available. You will need to
rewrite your applications.
- * The timestamp(), time(), and inverval() functions are no longer
- available. Instead of timestamp(), use timestamp 'string', or CAST.
+ * The timestamp() function is no longer available. Use timestamp
+ 'string' instead, or CAST.
The SELECT ... LIMIT #,# syntax will be removed in the next release. You
should change your queries to use separate LIMIT and OFFSET clauses, e.g.
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<appendix id="release">
<title>Release Notes</title>
- <sect1 id="release-devel">
- <title>&version; Development Branch</title>
+ <sect1 id="release-7-2-1">
+ <title>Release 7.2.1</title>
- <para>
- Below is a subset of the changes that have gone into the
- development branch of PostgreSQL since version 7.2. For a complete
- list of changes, consult the CVS logs.
- </para>
+ <note>
+ <title>Release date</title>
+ <simpara>2002-03-21</simpara>
+ </note>
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-<literallayout><![CDATA[
-Access privileges on functions
-Access privileges on procedural languages
-CREATE DATABASE has OWNER option so superuser can create DB for someone else
-Kerberos 5 support now works with Heimdal
-Database and user-specific session defaults of run-time configurations variables
- (ALTER DATABASE ... SET and ALTER USER ... SET)
-]]></literallayout>
+ <para>
+ This has a variety of fixes from 7.2.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Migration to version 7.2.1</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A dump/restore is <emphasis>not</emphasis> required for those running
+ 7.2.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Changes</title>
+
+ <para>
+ <programlisting>
+Properly set sequence values after backend crash (Tom)
+Fix pgaccess kanji-coversion key binding (Tatsuo)
+Optimizer improvements (Tom)
+cash I/O improvements (Tom)
+contrib/btree_gist improvements (Teodor Sigaev)
+New Russian FAQ
+Compile fix for missing AuthBlockSig (Heiko)
+Additional time zones and time zone fixes (Thomas)
+Allow psql \connect to handle mixed case database and user names (Tom)
+Return proper OID on command completion even with ON INSERT rules (Tom)
+Allow COPY FROM to use 8-bit DELIMITERS (Tatsuo)
+Fix bug in extract/date_part for milliseconds/microseconds (Tatsuo)
+Improve handling of multiple UNIONs with different lengths (Tom)
+contrib/tsearch dictionary improvements (Thomas T. Thai, Teodor Sigaev)
+Fix for array subscripts handling (Tom)
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
- </sect1>
<sect1 id="release-7-2">
<title>Release 7.2</title>
<listitem>
<para>
- The <literal>timestamp()</literal>, <literal>time()</literal>,
- and <literal>interval()</literal> functions are no longer
- available. Instead of <literal>timestamp()</literal>, use
- <literal>timestamp 'string'</literal> or <literal>CAST</literal>.
+ The <literal>timestamp()</literal> function is no longer
+ available. Use <literal>timestamp 'string'</literal> instead,
+ or <literal>CAST</literal>.
</para>
</listitem>
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# cvs log -d'>2000-05-29 00:00:00 GMT' -rREL7_1_STABLE
# cvs log -d'>1999-06-14 00:00:00 GMT' . > log
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