Cleanup for v6.4 release.

Make new file current.sgml to hold release info for the current release.
 Should be moved to release.sgml before filling with next release info.
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Postgres Administrator's Guide.
Derived from postgres.sgml.
thomas 1998-10-27
- thomas 1998-10-27
$Log: admin.sgml,v $
Revision 1.8 1998/10/31 09:36:31 thomas
Cleanup for v6.4 release.
Make new file current.sgml to hold release info for the current release.
Should be moved to release.sgml before filling with next release info.
Revision 1.7 1998/10/30 19:36:53 thomas
Minor editing and markup changes as a result of preparing the Postscript
documentation for v6.4.
Bigger updates to the installation instructions (install and config).
-->
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<!entity config SYSTEM "config.sgml">
<!entity current SYSTEM "current.sgml">
<!entity intro-ag SYSTEM "intro-ag.sgml">
<!entity install SYSTEM "install.sgml">
<!entity options SYSTEM "pg_options.sgml">

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</programlisting>
<para>
The following parameters may be of interest to most installers:
The following parameters may be of interest to installers:
<programlisting>
Directory and file names:
--prefix=PREFIX install architecture-independent files in PREFIX
[/usr/local/pgsql]
--bindir=DIR user executables in DIR [EPREFIX/bin]
--datadir=DIR read-only architecture-independent data in DIR
[PREFIX/share]
--sysconfdir=DIR read-only single-machine data in DIR [PREFIX/etc]
--sharedstatedir=DIR modifiable architecture-independent data in DIR
[PREFIX/com]
--libdir=DIR object code libraries in DIR [EPREFIX/lib]
--includedir=DIR C header files in DIR [PREFIX/include]
--mandir=DIR man documentation in DIR [PREFIX/man]
--srcdir=DIR find the sources in DIR [configure dir or ..]
Features and packages:
--disable-FEATURE do not include FEATURE (same as --enable-FEATURE=no)
--enable-FEATURE[=ARG] include FEATURE [ARG=yes]
@ -53,9 +47,14 @@ Features and packages:
--enable-cassert enable assertion checks (debugging)
--with-CC=<replaceable>compiler</replaceable> use specific C compiler
--with-CXX=<replaceable>compiler</replaceable> use specific C++ compiler
--with-x use the X Window System
</programlisting>
<para>
Some systems may have trouble building a specific feature of
<productname>Postgres</productname>. For example, systems with a damaged
C++ compiler may need to specify <option>--without-CXX</option> to encourage
the build procedure to ignore the <filename>libpq++</filename> construction.
<sect1>
<title>Parameters for Building (<application>make</application>)</title>

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<Sect1>
<Title>Release 6.4</Title>
<!--
<docinfo>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Bruce</firstname>
<surname>Momjian</surname>
</author>
</authorgroup>
<date>1998-10-30</date>
</docinfo>
-->
<para>
There are <emphasis>many</emphasis> new features and improvements in this release.
Thanks to our developers and maintainers, nearly every aspect of the system
has received some attention since the previous release.
Here is a brief, incomplete summary:
<itemizedlist spacing="compact">
<listitem>
<para>
Views and rules are now functional thanks to extensive new code in the
rewrite rules system from Jan Wieck. He also wrote a chapter on it
for the <citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle>.
<listitem>
<para>
Jan also contributed a second procedural language, PL/pgSQL, to go with the
original PL/pgTCL procedural language he contributed last release.
<listitem>
<para>
We have optional multiple-byte character set support from Tatsuo Iishi
to complement our existing locale support.
<listitem>
<para>
Client/server communications has been cleaned up, with better support for
asynchronous messages and interrupts thanks to Tom Lane.
<listitem>
<para>
The parser will now perform automatic type coersion to match arguments
to available operators and functions, and to match columns and expressions
with target columns. This uses a generic mechanism which supports
the type extensibility features of <productname>Postgres</productname>.
There is a new chapter in the <citetitle>User's Guide</citetitle>
which covers this topic.
<listitem>
<para>
Three new data types have been added.
Two types, <type>inet</type> and <type>cidr</type>, support various forms
of IP network, subnet, and machine addressing. There is now an 8-byte integer
type available on some platforms. See the chapter on data types
in the <citetitle>User's Guide</citetitle> for details.
A fourth type, <type>serial</type>, is now supported by the parser as an
amalgam of the <type>int4</type> type, a sequence, and a unique index.
<listitem>
<para>
Several more <acronym>SQL92</acronym>-compatible syntax features have been
added, including <command>INSERT DEFAULT VALUES</command>
<listitem>
<para>
The automatic configuration and installation system has received some
attention, and should be more robust for more platforms than it has ever
been.
</itemizedlist>
<sect2>
<title>Migration to v6.4</title>
<para>
A dump/restore using <application>pg_dump</application>
or <application>pg_dumpall</application>
is required for those wishing to migrate data from any
previous release of <productname>Postgres</productname>.
<sect2>
<title>Detailed Change List</title>
<para>
<programlisting>
Bug Fixes
---------
Fix for a tiny memory leak in PQsetdb/PQfinish(Bryan)
Remove char2-16 data types, use char/varchar(Darren)
Pqfn not handles a NOTICE message(Anders)
Reduced busywaiting overhead for spinlocks with many backends (dg)
Stuck spinlock detection (dg)
Fix up "ISO-style" timespan decoding and encoding(Thomas)
Fix problem with table drop after rollback of transaction(Vadim)
Change error message and remove non-functional update message(Vadim)
Fix for COPY array checking
Fix for SELECT 1 UNION SELECT NULL
Fix for buffer leaks in large object calls(Pascal)
Change owner from oid to int4 type(Bruce)
Fix a bug in the oracle compatibility functions btrim() ltrim() and rtrim()
Fix for shared invalidation cache overflow(Massimo)
Prevent file descriptor leaks in failed COPY's(Bruce)
Fix memory leak in libpgtcl's pg_select(Constantin)
Fix problems with username/passwords over 8 characters(Tom)
Fix problems with handling of asynchronous NOTIFY in backend(Tom)
Fix of many bad system table entries(Tom)
Enhancements
------------
Upgrade ecpg and ecpglib,see src/interfaces/ecpc/ChangeLog(Michael)
Show the index used in an EXPLAIN(Zeugswetter)
EXPLAIN invokes rule system and shows plan(s) for rewritten queries(Jan)
Multi-byte awareness of many data types and functions, via configure(Tatsuo)
New configure --with-mb option(Tatsuo)
New initdb --pgencoding option(Tatsuo)
New createdb -E multibyte option(Tatsuo)
Select version(); now returns PostgreSQL version(Jeroen)
Libpq now allows asynchronous clients(Tom)
Allow cancel from client of backend query(Tom)
Psql now cancels query with Control-C(Tom)
Libpq users need not issue dummy queries to get NOTIFY messages(Tom)
NOTIFY now sends sender's PID, so you can tell whether it was your own(Tom)
PGresult struct now includes associated error message, if any(Tom)
Define "tz_hour" and "tz_minute" arguments to date_part()(Thomas)
Add routines to convert between varchar and bpchar(Thomas)
Add routines to allow sizing of varchar and bpchar into target columns(Thomas)
Add bit flags to support timezonehour and minute in data retrieval(Thomas)
Allow more variations on valid floating point numbers (e.g. ".1", "1e6")(Thomas)
Fixes for unary minus parsing with leading spaces(Thomas)
Implement TIMEZONE_HOUR, TIMEZONE_MINUTE per SQL92 specs(Thomas)
Check for and properly ignore FOREIGN KEY column constraints(Thomas)
Define USER as synonym for CURRENT_USER per SQL92 specs(Thomas)
Enable HAVING clause but no fixes elsewhere yet.
Make "char" type a synonym for "char(1)" (actually implemented as bpchar)(Thomas)
Save string type if specified for DEFAULT clause handling(Thomas)
Coerce operations involving different data types(Thomas)
Allow some index use for columns of different types(Thomas)
Add capabilities for automatic type conversion(Thomas)
Cleanups for large objects, so file is truncated on open(Peter)
Readline cleanups(Tom)
Allow psql \f \ to make spaces as delimiter(Bruce)
Pass pg_attribute.atttypmod to the frontend for column field lengths(Tom,Bruce)
Msql compatibility library in /contrib(Aldrin)
Remove the requirement that ORDER/GROUP BY clause identifiers be
included in the target list(David)
Convert columns to match columns in UNION clauses(Thomas)
Remove fork()/exec() and only do fork()(Bruce)
Jdbc cleanups(Peter)
Show backend status on ps command line(only works on some platforms)(Bruce)
Pg_hba.conf now has a sameuser option in the database field
Make lo_unlink take oid param, not int4
New DISABLE_COMPLEX_MACRO for compilers that can't handle our macros(Bruce)
Libpgtcl now handles NOTIFY as a Tcl event, need not send dummy queries(Tom)
libpgtcl cleanups(Tom)
Add -error option to libpgtcl's pg_result command(Tom)
New locale patch, see docs/README/locale(Oleg)
Fix for pg_dump so CONSTRAINT and CHECK syntax is correct(ccb)
New contrib/lo code for large object orphan removal(Peter)
New psql command "SET CLIENT_ENCODING TO 'encoding'" for multi-bytes
feature, see /doc/README.mb(Tatsuo)
/contrib/noupdate code to revoke update permission on a column
Libpq can now be compiled on win32(Magnus)
Add PQsetdbLogin() in libpq
New 8-byte integer type, checked by configure for OS support(Thomas)
Better support for quoted table/column names(Thomas)
Surround table and column names with double-quotes in pg_dump(Thomas)
PQreset() now works with passwords(Tom)
Handle case of GROUP BY target list column number out of range(David)
Allow UNION in subselects
Add auto-size to screen to \d? commands(Bruce)
Use UNION to show all \d? results in one query(Bruce)
Add \d? field search feature(Bruce)
Pg_dump issues fewer \connect requests(Tom)
Make pg_dump -z flag work better, document it in manual page(Tom)
Add HAVING clause with full support for subselects and unions(Stephan)
Full text indexing routines in contrib/fulltextindex(Maarten)
Transaction ids now stored in shared memory(Vadim)
New PGCLIENTENCODING when issuing COPY command(Tatsuo)
Support for SQL92 syntax "SET NAMES"(Tatsuo)
Support for LATIN2-5(Tatsuo)
Add UNICODE regression test case(Tatsuo)
Lock manager cleanup, new locking modes for LLL(Vadim)
Allow index use with OR clauses(Bruce)
Allows "SELECT NULL ORDER BY 1;"
Explain VERBOSE prints the plan, and now pretty-prints the plan to
the postmaster log file(Bruce)
Add Indices display to \d command(Bruce)
Allow GROUP BY on functions(David)
New pg_class.relkind for large objects(Bruce)
New way to send libpq NOTICE messages to a different location(Tom)
New \w write command to psql(Bruce)
New /contrib/findoidjoins scans oid columns to find join relationships(Bruce)
Allow binary-compatible indices to be considered when checking for valid
indices for restriction clauses containing a constant(Thomas)
New ISBN/ISSN code in /contrib/isbn_issn
Allow NOT LIKE, IN, NOT IN, BETWEEN, and NOT BETWEEN constraint(Thomas)
New rewrite system fixes many problems with rules and views(Jan)
* Rules on relations work
* Event qualifications on insert/update/delete work
* New OLD variable to reference CURRENT, CURRENT will be remove in future
* Update rules can reference NEW and OLD in rule qualifications/actions
* Insert/update/delete rules on views work
* Multiple rule actions are now supported, surrounded by parentheses
* Regular users can create views/rules on tables they have RULE permits
* Rules and views inherit the permissions on the creator
* No rules at the column level
* No UPDATE NEW/OLD rules
* New pg_tables, pg_indexes, pg_rules and pg_views system views
* Only a single action on SELECT rules
* Total rewrite overhaul, perhaps for 6.5
* handle subselects
* handle aggregates on views
* handle insert into select from view works
System indexes are now multi-key(Bruce)
Oidint2, oidint4, and oidname types are removed(Bruce)
Use system cache for more system table lookups(Bruce)
New backend programming language PL/pgSQL in backend/pl(Jan)
New SERIAL data type, auto-creates sequence/index(Thomas)
Enable assert checking without a recompile(Massimo)
User lock enhancements(Massimo)
New setval() command to set sequence value(Massimo)
Auto-remove unix socket file on startup if no postmaster running(Massimo)
Conditional trace package(Massimo)
New UNLISTEN command(Massimo)
Psql and libpq now compile under win32 using win32.mak(Magnus)
Lo_read no longer stores trailing NULL(Bruce)
Identifiers are now truncated to 31 characters internally(Bruce)
Createuser options now availble on the command line
Code for 64-bit integer supported added, configure tested, int8 type(Thomas)
Prevent file descriptor leaf from failed COPY(Bruce)
New pg_upgrade command(Bruce)
Updated /contrib directories(Massimo)
New CREATE TABLE DEFAULT VALUES statement available(Thomas)
New INSERT INTO TABLE DEFAULT VALUES statement available(Thomas)
New DECLARE and FETCH feature(Thomas)
libpq's internal structures now not exported(Tom)
Allow up to 8 key indexes(Bruce)
Remove ARCHIVE keyword, that is no longer used(Thomas)
pg_dump -n flag to supress quotes around indentifiers
disable system columns for views(Jan)
new INET and CIDR types for network addresses(TomH, Paul)
no more double quotes in psql output
pg_dump now dumps views(Terry)
new SET QUERY_LIMIT(Tatsuo,Jan)
Source Tree Changes
-------------------
/contrib cleanup(Jun)
Inline some small functions called for every row(Bruce)
Alpha/linux fixes
Hp/UX cleanups(Tom)
Multi-byte regression tests(Soonmyung.)
Remove --disabled options from configure
Define PGDOC to use POSTGRESDIR by default
Make regression optional
Remove extra braces code to pgindent(Bruce)
Add bsdi shared library support(Bruce)
New --without-CXX support configure option(Brook)
New FAQ_CVS
Update backend flowchart in tools/backend(Bruce)
Change atttypmod from int16 to int32(Bruce, Tom)
Getrusage() fix for platforms that do not have it(Tom)
Add PQconnectdb, PGUSER, PGPASSWORD to libpq man page
NS32K platform fixes(Phil Nelson, John Buller)
Sco 7/UnixWare 2.x fixes(Billy,others)
Sparc/Solaris 2.5 fixes(Ryan)
Pgbuiltin.3 is obsolete, move to doc files(Thomas)
Even more documention(Thomas)
Nextstep support(Jacek)
Aix support(David)
pginterface manual page(Bruce)
shared libraries all have version numbers
merged all OS-specific shared library defines into one file
smarter TCL/TK configuration checking(Billy)
smarter perl configuration(Brook)
configure uses supplied install-sh if no install script found(Tom)
new Makefile.shlib for shared library configuration(Tom)
</programlisting>
</Para>
</Sect1>

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<ENTRY>PA-RISC</ENTRY>
<ENTRY>v6.4</ENTRY>
<ENTRY>1998-10-25</ENTRY>
<ENTRY>Both 9.0.x and 10.20
<ENTRY>Both 9.0x and 10.20
(<ULink url="mailto:tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us">Tom Lane</ULink>,
<ULink url="mailto:stanb@awod.com">Stan Brown</ULink>)</ENTRY>
</ROW>

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<!--
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml,v 1.13 1998/10/30 19:37:09 thomas Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/postgres.sgml,v 1.14 1998/10/31 09:36:34 thomas Exp $
Postgres integrated documentation.
Other subset docs should be copied and shrunk from here.
thomas 1998-02-23
$Log: postgres.sgml,v $
Revision 1.14 1998/10/31 09:36:34 thomas
Cleanup for v6.4 release.
Make new file current.sgml to hold release info for the current release.
Should be moved to release.sgml before filling with next release info.
Revision 1.13 1998/10/30 19:37:09 thomas
Minor editing and markup changes as a result of preparing the Postscript
documentation for v6.4.
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<!-- administrator's guide -->
<!entity config SYSTEM "config.sgml">
<!entity current SYSTEM "current.sgml">
<!entity install SYSTEM "install.sgml">
<!entity intro-ag SYSTEM "intro-ag.sgml">
<!entity options SYSTEM "pg_options.sgml">
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&biblio;
</Part>
<!-- Omit index until we have some index entries.
-- - thomas 1998-10-26
<!--
Omit index until we have some index entries.
- thomas 1998-10-26
<index Id="part-index">
</index>
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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/programmer.sgml,v 1.9 1998/10/30 19:37:11 thomas Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/Attic/programmer.sgml,v 1.10 1998/10/31 09:36:36 thomas Exp $
Postgres programmer's guide.
Derived from postgres.sgml.
thomas 1998-10-27
Postgres Programmer's Guide.
- thomas 1998-10-27
$Log: programmer.sgml,v $
Revision 1.10 1998/10/31 09:36:36 thomas
Cleanup for v6.4 release.
Make new file current.sgml to hold release info for the current release.
Should be moved to release.sgml before filling with next release info.
Revision 1.9 1998/10/30 19:37:11 thomas
Minor editing and markup changes as a result of preparing the Postscript
documentation for v6.4.
Bigger updates to the installation instructions (install and config).
-->
<!doctype book PUBLIC "-//Davenport//DTD DocBook V3.0//EN" [

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.4 1998/10/30 19:37:12 thomas Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/reference.sgml,v 1.5 1998/10/31 09:36:37 thomas Exp $
Postgres User's Reference documentation.
- thomas 1998-08-31
$Log: reference.sgml,v $
Revision 1.5 1998/10/31 09:36:37 thomas
Cleanup for v6.4 release.
Make new file current.sgml to hold release info for the current release.
Should be moved to release.sgml before filling with next release info.
Revision 1.4 1998/10/30 19:37:12 thomas
Minor editing and markup changes as a result of preparing the Postscript
documentation for v6.4.
Bigger updates to the installation instructions (install and config).
-->
<!doctype book PUBLIC "-//Davenport//DTD DocBook V3.0//EN" [
<!entity intro SYSTEM "intro.sgml">

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<Chapter Id="release">
<Title>Release Notes</Title>
<Sect1>
<Title>Release 6.4</Title>
<Para>
TBD
</Para>
&current;
<Sect1>
<Title>Release 6.3.2</Title>