From 185b744ee6115537e005b3d0d5e642c2146a12c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Lane Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 21:28:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Make one last copy-editing pass over the 9.2 release notes. Also, set the release date to 2012-09-10, since we're pretty well committed to that now. --- doc/src/sgml/release-9.2.sgml | 93 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.2.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.2.sgml index dedb5caef2..1f0d54a8da 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.2.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.2.sgml @@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ Release Date - 2012-??-?? - CURRENT AS OF 2012-08-21 + 2012-09-10 @@ -54,8 +53,9 @@ - Allow pg_basebackup to make base backups from - standby servers + Allow pg_basebackup + to make base backups from standby servers @@ -291,7 +291,9 @@ - No longer forcibly lowercase procedural language names (Robert Haas) + No longer forcibly lowercase procedural language names in CREATE FUNCTION + (Robert Haas) @@ -566,7 +568,7 @@ - Reduce overhead of creating virtual transaction id locks (Robert + Reduce overhead of creating virtual transaction ID locks (Robert Haas) @@ -672,7 +674,8 @@ - This allows Windows sessions to use more open file descriptors. + This allows Windows sessions to use more open file descriptors than + before. @@ -790,7 +793,7 @@ - This is only enabled when constraint_exclusion is on. @@ -837,7 +840,7 @@ This change improves selectivity estimation for the array <@, &&, and - @> (containment and overlaps) array operators. + @> operators (array containment and overlaps). @@ -988,6 +991,11 @@ Change unexpected EOF messages to DEBUG1 level, except when there is an open transaction (Magnus Hagander) + + + This change reduces log chatter caused by applications that close + database connections ungracefully. + @@ -1044,6 +1052,11 @@ Silently ignore nonexistent schemas specified in search_path (Tom Lane) + + + This makes it more convenient to use generic path settings, which + might include some schemas that don't exist in all databases. + @@ -1079,7 +1092,8 @@ The system now remembers whether a SET was - performed by a superuser. + performed by a superuser, so that proper privilege checking can be + done when the extension is loaded. @@ -1225,20 +1239,26 @@ - Allow streaming of WAL files while pg_basebackup - is performing a backup (Magnus Hagander) + Allow pg_basebackup + to make base backups from standby servers (Jun Ishizuka, Fujii Masao) - This allows passing of WAL files to the standby before they are - discarded on the primary. + This feature lets the work of making new base backups be off-loaded + from the primary server. - Allow pg_basebackup to make base backups from - standby servers (Jun Ishizuka, Fujii Masao) + Allow streaming of WAL files while pg_basebackup + is performing a backup (Magnus Hagander) + + + + This allows passing of WAL files to the standby before they are + discarded on the primary. @@ -1253,7 +1273,13 @@ - Cancel queries if clients get disconnected (Florian Pflug) + Cancel the running query if the client gets disconnected + (Florian Pflug) + + + + If the backend detects loss of client connection during a query, it + will now cancel the query rather than attempting to finish it. @@ -1297,7 +1323,7 @@ - Warn about casts to and from domain types (Robert Haas) + Warn about creating casts to or from domain types (Robert Haas) @@ -1361,7 +1387,7 @@ - Improve pretty printing of view definitions (Andrew Dunstan) + Improve pretty-printing of view definitions (Andrew Dunstan) @@ -1426,12 +1452,12 @@ Reduce need to rebuild tables and indexes for certain ALTER TABLE - operations (Noah Misch) + ... ALTER COLUMN TYPE operations (Noah Misch) Increasing the length limit for a varchar or varbit - column, or removing it altogether, no longer requires a table + column, or removing the limit altogether, no longer requires a table rewrite. Similarly, increasing the allowable precision of a numeric column, or changing a column from constrained numeric to unconstrained numeric, no longer @@ -1451,7 +1477,7 @@ - Add IF EXISTS clause to some ALTER + Add IF EXISTS options to some ALTER commands (Pavel Stehule) @@ -1605,13 +1631,13 @@ - Allow vacuum to more easily skip pages that cannot be locked - (Simon Riggs, Robert Haas) + Allow VACUUM to more + easily skip pages that cannot be locked (Simon Riggs, Robert Haas) - This change should greatly reduce the incidence of vacuum getting - stuck. + This change should greatly reduce the incidence of VACUUM + getting stuck waiting for other sessions. @@ -1772,7 +1798,7 @@ - Previously only superusers could use these functions. + Previously only superusers were allowed to use these functions. @@ -2101,8 +2127,8 @@ - Allow inclusion of a script file relative to the directory of the - file from which it was invoked (Gurjeet Singh) + Allow inclusion of a script file that is named relative to the + directory of the file from which it was invoked (Gurjeet Singh) @@ -2136,8 +2162,8 @@ - Specifically, PSQL_HISTORY and - PSQLRC determine these file names if set. + PSQL_HISTORY and PSQLRC now + determine these file names if set. @@ -2150,7 +2176,7 @@ - Make psql's temporary editor files use a + Name psql's temporary editor files with a .sql extension (Peter Eisentraut) @@ -2166,7 +2192,8 @@ - Various shell tools use zero-byte (NUL) separators, e.g. find. + Various shell tools use zero-byte (NUL) separators, + e.g. find. -- 2.40.0