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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml index ba4d236665..aa68e90fd7 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml @@ -1,10 +1,80 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.235.2.27 2004/08/18 03:03:49 tgl Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.235.2.28 2004/10/22 00:26:22 tgl Exp $ --> <appendix id="release"> <title>Release Notes</title> + <sect1 id="release-7-4-6"> + <title>Release 7.4.6</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2004-10-22</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.4.5. + </para> + + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to version 7.4.6</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.4.X. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Repair possible failure to update hint bits on disk</para> +<para> +Under rare circumstances this oversight could lead to +<quote>could not access transaction status</> failures, which qualifies +it as a potential-data-loss bug. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Ensure that hashed outer join does not miss tuples</para> +<para> +Very large left joins using a hash join plan could fail to output unmatched +left-side rows given just the right data distribution. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Disallow running pg_ctl as root</para> +<para> +This is to guard against any possible security issues. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Avoid using temp files in /tmp in make_oidjoins_check</para> +<para> +This has been reported as a security issue, though it's hardly worthy of +concern since there is no reason for non-developers to use this script anyway. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Prevent forced backend shutdown from re-emitting prior command +result</para> +<para> +In rare cases, a client might think that its last command had succeeded when +it really had been aborted by forced database shutdown. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Repair bug in pg_stat_get_backend_idset()</para> +<para> +This could lead to misbehavior in some of the system-statistics views. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix small memory leak in postmaster</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix <quote>expected both swapped tables to have TOAST +tables</> bug</para> +<para> +This could arise in cases such as CLUSTER after ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Prevent <literal>pg_ctl restart</> from adding <literal>-D</> multiple times</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Fix problem with NULL values in GiST indexes</para></listitem> +<listitem><para><literal>::</> is no longer interpreted as a variable in an +ECPG prepare statement</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-4-5"> <title>Release 7.4.5</title> @@ -140,7 +210,7 @@ names from outer query levels. <para> This fixes a difficult-to-exploit security hole. </para></listitem> -<listitem><para>Avoid locking conflict between ANALYZE and LISTEN/NOTIFY</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Avoid locking conflict between <command>ANALYZE</command> and <command>LISTEN</command>/<command>NOTIFY</command></para></listitem> <listitem><para>Numerous translation updates (various contributors)</para></listitem> </itemizedlist> @@ -2258,6 +2328,56 @@ DROP SCHEMA information_schema CASCADE; </sect2> </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-3-8"> + <title>Release 7.3.8</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2004-10-22</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.3.7. + </para> + + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to version 7.3.8</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.3.X. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Repair possible failure to update hint bits on disk</para> +<para> +Under rare circumstances this oversight could lead to +<quote>could not access transaction status</> failures, which qualifies +it as a potential-data-loss bug. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Ensure that hashed outer join does not miss tuples</para> +<para> +Very large left joins using a hash join plan could fail to output unmatched +left-side rows given just the right data distribution. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Disallow running pg_ctl as root</para> +<para> +This is to guard against any possible security issues. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Avoid using temp files in /tmp in make_oidjoins_check</para> +<para> +This has been reported as a security issue, though it's hardly worthy of +concern since there is no reason for non-developers to use this script anyway. +</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-3-7"> <title>Release 7.3.7</title> @@ -3313,6 +3433,56 @@ operations on bytea columns (Joe)</para></listitem> </sect2> </sect1> + <sect1 id="release-7-2-6"> + <title>Release 7.2.6</title> + + <note> + <title>Release date</title> + <simpara>2004-10-22</simpara> + </note> + + <para> + This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.2.5. + </para> + + + <sect2> + <title>Migration to version 7.2.6</title> + + <para> + A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.2.X. + </para> + </sect2> + + <sect2> + <title>Changes</title> + +<itemizedlist> +<listitem><para>Repair possible failure to update hint bits on disk</para> +<para> +Under rare circumstances this oversight could lead to +<quote>could not access transaction status</> failures, which qualifies +it as a potential-data-loss bug. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Ensure that hashed outer join does not miss tuples</para> +<para> +Very large left joins using a hash join plan could fail to output unmatched +left-side rows given just the right data distribution. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Disallow running pg_ctl as root</para> +<para> +This is to guard against any possible security issues. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Avoid using temp files in /tmp in make_oidjoins_check</para> +<para> +This has been reported as a security issue, though it's hardly worthy of +concern since there is no reason for non-developers to use this script anyway. +</para></listitem> +<listitem><para>Update to newer versions of Bison</para></listitem> +</itemizedlist> + + </sect2> + </sect1> <sect1 id="release-7-2-5"> <title>Release 7.2.5</title> |