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2006-12-18Set pg_am.amstrategies to zero for index AMs that don't have fixedTom Lane
operator strategy numbers, ie, GiST and GIN. This is almost cosmetic enough to not need a catversion bump, but since the opr_sanity regression test has to change in sync with the catalog entry, I figured I'd better do one.
2006-12-17Fix typo:Bruce Momjian
< While PostgreSQL clients runs fine limited-resource environments, the > While PostgreSQL clients runs fine in limited-resource environments, the
2006-12-17Move entry into CLUSTER section:Bruce Momjian
< * Make CLUSTER preserve recently-dead tuples per MVCC requirements > o Make CLUSTER preserve recently-dead tuples per MVCC requirements
2006-12-15Back out double-run of PDF/PS output. Requires building bookindex.sgmlBruce Momjian
properly. Remove SGML docs about openjade performance patch, and instead add comment in style sheet where indenting code is commented out. Backpatch to 8.2.X.
2006-12-15TODO item not wanted:Bruce Momjian
> > * Embedded server (not wanted) > > While PostgreSQL clients runs fine limited-resource environments, the > server requires multiple processes and a stable pool of resources to > run reliabily and efficiently. Stripping down the PostgreSQL server > to run in the same process address space as the client application > would add too much complexity and failure cases.
2006-12-15Link to summary XML email, rather than thread top:Bruce Momjian
< * Consider changing documentation from SGML to XML > * Consider changing documentation format from SGML to XML < http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-docs/2006-12/msg00033.php > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-docs/2006-12/msg00152.php
2006-12-15Document issues for SGML and XML:Bruce Momjian
> > * Consider changing documentation from SGML to XML > > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-docs/2006-12/msg00033.php >
2006-12-15Document patch needed to get PDF and PS output in a reasonable amount ofBruce Momjian
time.
2006-12-15Remove unneeded tab in file.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-15Run Jade twice when outputting Postscript and PDF so the index isBruce Momjian
correct, add comments about other multiple runs in the Makefile. Backpatch to 8.2.X.
2006-12-12Update entry:Bruce Momjian
< * Have EXPLAIN ANALYZE highlight poor optimizer estimates > * Have EXPLAIN ANALYZE issue NOTICE messages when the estimated and > actual row counts differ by a specified percentage
2006-12-12Document that log_line_prefix %t does not print timezone on Win32.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-12Oops, removed:Bruce Momjian
< * Allow REINDEX CONCURRENTLY
2006-12-12Add:Bruce Momjian
> * Allow REINDEX CONCURRENTLY
2006-12-11Remove blank lines in HTML FAQ.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-11Add FAQ entry to mention using COALESCE() for concatenation of possibleBruce Momjian
NULLs.
2006-12-10Make separate targets for building printable documentation in A4 andPeter Eisentraut
US letter paper formats.
2006-12-10Reorganize XSLT stylesheet support. Put common things into a separatePeter Eisentraut
file (instead of repeating), add XSL-FO stylesheet and appropriate make rules.
2006-12-10Add some information about increasing JadeTeX parameters.Peter Eisentraut
2006-12-10Drop indentation of verbatim environments in print output. This increasedPeter Eisentraut
the build time by what seemed like infinity.
2006-12-10Generalize Texinfo rules. Prevent them from overriding the PostScriptPeter Eisentraut
build rules.
2006-12-08Remove the logId/logSeg fields from pg_control, because they are not neededTom Lane
in normal operation, and we can avoid rewriting pg_control at every log segment switch if we don't insist that these values be valid. Reducing the number of pg_control updates is a good idea for both performance and reliability. It does make pg_resetxlog's life a bit harder, but that seems a good tradeoff; and anyway the change to pg_resetxlog amounts to automating something people formerly needed to do by hand, namely look at the existing pg_xlog files to make sure the new WAL start point was past them. In passing, change the wording of xlog.c's "database system was interrupted" messages: describe the pg_control timestamp as "last known up at" rather than implying it is the exact time of service interruption. With this change the timestamp will generally be the time of the last checkpoint, which could be many minutes before the failure; and we've already seen indications that people tend to misinterpret the old wording. initdb forced due to change in pg_control layout. Simon Riggs and Tom Lane
2006-12-08Fix broken markup.Tom Lane
2006-12-06Add a txn_start column to pg_stat_activity. This makes it easier toNeil Conway
identify long-running transactions. Since we already need to record the transaction-start time (e.g. for now()), we don't need any additional system calls to report this information. Catversion bumped, initdb required.
2006-12-06Change psql \\ example to use single quotes, per TOm.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-06Clean up psql -c documentation that uses \\.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-05Make URL to docs use /current/.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-05Fix documentation example of using psql \x with a SELECT command, perBruce Momjian
Simon Riggs. Backpatch to 8.2.X.
2006-12-02Update most recent version from 8.2 to 8.2.0.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-02Collect the bits of wisdom about dtrace installation in the installationPeter Eisentraut
chapter rather than scattering them across several incomplete fragments.
2006-12-02Update for release 8.2.Bruce Momjian
2006-12-02Wording refinement for external references in man pages.Peter Eisentraut
2006-12-02Don't ship spi_* man pages. (We don't do that anyway, but now it's automatic.)Peter Eisentraut
2006-12-02Put release date in release notes.Tom Lane
2006-12-02Add some documentation for DTrace support. Simon RiggsTom Lane
2006-12-02Make Options for Windows a second-level heading instead of first-level.Peter Eisentraut
2006-12-01Editorial improvements for GIN documentation.Tom Lane
2006-12-01Some more supported-platforms updates: buildfarm hare is alive again,Tom Lane
and penguin reported in recently enough to justify the assumption that we haven't broken ARM support in 8.2.
2006-12-01Document the recently-understood hazard that a rollback can release row-levelTom Lane
locks that logically should not be released, because when a subtransaction overwrites XMAX all knowledge of the previous lock state is lost. It seems unlikely that we will be able to fix this before 8.3...
2006-12-01Editorial improvements to backup and warm-standby documentation.Tom Lane
2006-12-01Minor wording improvements.Tom Lane
2006-12-01Adjust the description of locking to clarify that locks held by aTom Lane
subtransaction are released if the subtransaction aborts --- in user-level terminology, this means either rolling back to a savepoint or escaping from a plpgsql exception block. Per recent suggestion from Simon.
2006-11-30Update supported-platforms list based on recent buildfarm results.Tom Lane
2006-11-30Fix typosPeter Eisentraut
2006-11-28Add an example showing how to cope with mixed-case names in pg_dumpTom Lane
switches.
2006-11-28Fix inheritance description to note that not-null constraints areTom Lane
inherited, per Taiki Yamaguchi.
2006-11-26Make pg_restore usage examples more useful: illustrate restoring intoTom Lane
both the same database name and a different one.
2006-11-25Fix misspellings of GB.Peter Eisentraut
2006-11-25Correct misspellings of kB.Peter Eisentraut
2006-11-25Cosmetic release note fix.Neil Conway