Below is a subset of the changes that have gone into the development
branch of PostgreSQL since version 7.3. For a complete list of
changes, consult the CVS logs.
+
+ Information schema
+ Domains now support CHECK constraints
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+ Release 7.3.1
+
+ Release date: 2002-12-18
+
+ This has a variety of fixes from 7.3.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+ Migration to version 7.3.1
+
+ A dump/restore is *not* required for those running 7.3. However, it
+ should be noted that the main PostgreSQL interface library, libpq, has
+ a new major version number for this release, which may require
+ recompilation of client code in certain cases.
+ _________________________________________________________________
+
+ Changes
+
+ Fix a core dump of COPY TO when client/server encodings don't match (T
+ om)
+ Allow pg_dump to work with pre-7.2 servers (Tom)
+ /contrib/adddepend fixes (Tom)
+ Fix problem with deletion of per-user/per-database config settings (To
+ m)
+ /contrib/vacuumlo fix (Tom)
+ Allow 'password' encryption even when pg_shadow contains MD5 passwords
+ (Bruce)
+ /contrib/dbmirror fix (Steven Singer)
+ Optimizer fixes (Tom)
+ /contrib/tsearch fixes (Teodor Sigaev, Magnus)
+ Allow locale names to be mixed case (Nicolai Tufar)
+ Increment libpq library's major version number (Bruce)
+ pg_hba.conf error reporting fixes (Bruce, Neil)
+ Add SCO Openserver 5.0.4 as a supported platform (Bruce)
+ Prevent EXPLAIN from crashing server (Tom)
+ SSL fixes (Nathan Mueller)
+ Prevent composite column creation via ALTER TABLE (Tom)
_________________________________________________________________
Release 7.3
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<appendix id="release">
</sect1>
+ <sect1 id="release-7-3-1">
+ <title>Release 7.3.1</title>
+
+ <note>
+ <title>Release date</title>
+ <simpara>2002-12-18</simpara>
+ </note>
+
+ <para>
+ This has a variety of fixes from 7.3.
+ </para>
+
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Migration to version 7.3.1</title>
+
+ <para>
+ A dump/restore is <emphasis>not</emphasis> required for those
+ running 7.3. However, it should be noted that the main PostgreSQL
+ interface library, libpq, has a new major version number for this
+ release, which may require recompilation of client code in certain
+ cases.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Changes</title>
+
+ <para>
+<literallayout>
+Fix a core dump of COPY TO when client/server encodings don't match (Tom)
+Allow pg_dump to work with pre-7.2 servers (Tom)
+/contrib/adddepend fixes (Tom)
+Fix problem with deletion of per-user/per-database config settings (Tom)
+/contrib/vacuumlo fix (Tom)
+Allow 'password' encryption even when pg_shadow contains MD5 passwords (Bruce)
+/contrib/dbmirror fix (Steven Singer)
+Optimizer fixes (Tom)
+/contrib/tsearch fixes (Teodor Sigaev, Magnus)
+Allow locale names to be mixed case (Nicolai Tufar)
+Increment libpq library's major version number (Bruce)
+pg_hba.conf error reporting fixes (Bruce, Neil)
+Add SCO Openserver 5.0.4 as a supported platform (Bruce)
+Prevent EXPLAIN from crashing server (Tom)
+SSL fixes (Nathan Mueller)
+Prevent composite column creation via ALTER TABLE (Tom)
+</literallayout>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+
<sect1 id="release-7-3">
<title>Release 7.3</title>