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Update 9.5 release notes through today. 

Also do another round of copy-editing, and fix up remaining FIXME items.
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<note> <note>
<title>Release Date</title> <title>Release Date</title>
<simpara>2015-??-??</simpara> <simpara>2016-??-??</simpara>
<simpara>Current as of 2015-11-07</simpara> <simpara>Current as of 2015-12-15</simpara>
</note> </note>
<sect2> <sect2>
@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Allow <link linkend="sql-on-conflict"><command>INSERTS</></> Allow <link linkend="sql-on-conflict"><command>INSERT</></>s
that would generate constraint conflicts to be turned into that would generate constraint conflicts to be turned into
<command>UPDATE</>s or ignored <command>UPDATE</>s or ignored
</para> </para>
@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Add <literal>GROUP BY</> analysis functions <link Add <literal>GROUP BY</> analysis features <link
linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>GROUPING SETS</></>, linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>GROUPING SETS</></>,
<link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>CUBE</></> and <link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>CUBE</></> and
<link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>ROLLUP</></> <link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>ROLLUP</></>
@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
2015-05-08 [9a08841] Stephe..: Change default for include_realm to 1 2015-05-08 [9a08841] Stephe..: Change default for include_realm to 1
--> -->
<para> <para>
Change the default value of <link Change the default value of the GSSAPI <link
linkend="gssapi-auth"><varname>include_realm</></> to 1, so that linkend="gssapi-auth"><varname>include_realm</></> parameter to 1, so
by default the realm is not removed from a <acronym>GSS</> that by default the realm is not removed from a <acronym>GSS</>
or <acronym>SSPI</> principal name (Stephen Frost) or <acronym>SSPI</> principal name (Stephen Frost)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -201,18 +201,26 @@
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<!--
2015-02-23 [88e9823] Heikki..: Replace checkpoint_segments with min_wal_size a..
2015-03-15 [a0f5954] Andres..: Increase max_wal_size's default from 128MB to 1..
2015-06-29 [d661532] Heikki..: Also trigger restartpoints based on max_wal_siz..
-->
<para> <para>
The configuration parameter <varname>checkpoint_segments</varname> has Replace configuration parameter <varname>checkpoint_segments</>
been removed. Its place is taken by the new with <xref linkend="guc-min-wal-size">
setting <xref linkend="guc-max-wal-size">. If you had previously and <xref linkend="guc-max-wal-size"> (Heikki Linnakangas)
tuned <varname>checkpoint_segments</varname>, the following formula will </para>
give you an approximately equivalent setting:
<para>
If you previously adjusted <varname>checkpoint_segments</varname>, the
following formula will give you an approximately equivalent setting:
<programlisting> <programlisting>
max_wal_size = (3 * checkpoint_segments) * 16MB max_wal_size = (3 * checkpoint_segments) * 16MB
</programlisting> </programlisting>
Note that the default setting for <varname>max_wal_size</varname> is Note that the default setting for <varname>max_wal_size</varname> is
much higher than the default <varname>checkpoint_segments</varname> used much higher than the default <varname>checkpoint_segments</varname> used
to be, so setting this might no longer be necessary. to be, so adjusting it might no longer be necessary.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -222,7 +230,7 @@ max_wal_size = (3 * checkpoint_segments) * 16MB
2015-07-28 [6087d95] Andres..: Remove ssl renegotiation support. 2015-07-28 [6087d95] Andres..: Remove ssl renegotiation support.
--> -->
<para> <para>
Disable server configuration Decommission server configuration
parameter <varname>ssl_renegotiation_limit</>, which was deprecated parameter <varname>ssl_renegotiation_limit</>, which was deprecated
in earlier releases (Andres Freund) in earlier releases (Andres Freund)
</para> </para>
@ -253,8 +261,21 @@ max_wal_size = (3 * checkpoint_segments) * 16MB
2015-03-06 [bb8582a] Peter ..: Remove rolcatupdate 2015-03-06 [bb8582a] Peter ..: Remove rolcatupdate
--> -->
<para> <para>
Remove <link linkend="catalog-pg-authid"><structname>pg_authid</></>'s Remove the <link linkend="catalog-pg-authid"><structname>pg_authid</></>
<structfield>rolcatupdate</> field, as it had no value (Adam Brightwell) catalog's <structfield>rolcatupdate</> field, as it had no usefulness
(Adam Brightwell)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2015-12-13 [28c3667] Magnus..: Consistently set all fields in pg_stat_replica..
-->
<para>
The <link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><structname>pg_stat_replication</></link>
system view's <structfield>sent</> field is now NULL, not zero, when
it has no valid value (Magnus Hagander)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow <type>json</> and <type>jsonb</> array extraction operators to Allow <type>json</> and <type>jsonb</> array extraction operators to
accept negative subscripts, which count from the end of JSON arrays. accept negative subscripts, which count from the end of JSON arrays
(Peter Geoghegan, Andrew Dunstan)
</para>
<para>
Previously, these operators returned <literal>NULL</> for negative Previously, these operators returned <literal>NULL</> for negative
subscripts. (Peter Geoghegan, Andrew Dunstan) subscripts.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -322,10 +347,10 @@ max_wal_size = (3 * checkpoint_segments) * 16MB
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Previously, a common table expression was required to return a Previously, to exploit such an index a subquery had to be used to
large number of rows ordered by bounding-box distance, and the select a large number of rows ordered by bounding-box distance, and
result then had to be filtered further with a more accurate the result then had to be filtered further with a more accurate
non-bounding-box distance calculation. distance calculation.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -352,9 +377,11 @@ Add GUC and storage parameter to set the maximum size of GIN pending list.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Previously the list size was controlled This value can also be set on a per-index basis as an index storage
by <xref linkend="guc-work-mem">. This can also be set as an index parameter. Previously the pending-list size was controlled
storage parameter. by <xref linkend="guc-work-mem">, which was awkward because
appropriate values for <varname>work_mem</> are often much too large
for this purpose.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -701,7 +728,6 @@ Add GUC and storage parameter to set the maximum size of GIN pending list.
2015-02-23 [88e9823] Heikki..: Replace checkpoint_segments with min_wal_size a.. 2015-02-23 [88e9823] Heikki..: Replace checkpoint_segments with min_wal_size a..
2015-03-15 [a0f5954] Andres..: Increase max_wal_size's default from 128MB to 1.. 2015-03-15 [a0f5954] Andres..: Increase max_wal_size's default from 128MB to 1..
2015-06-29 [d661532] Heikki..: Also trigger restartpoints based on max_wal_siz.. 2015-06-29 [d661532] Heikki..: Also trigger restartpoints based on max_wal_siz..
FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
--> -->
<para> <para>
Replace configuration parameter <varname>checkpoint_segments</> Replace configuration parameter <varname>checkpoint_segments</>
@ -710,10 +736,14 @@ FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This allows the allocation of a large number of <acronym>WAL</> files This change allows the allocation of a large number of <acronym>WAL</>
without keeping them if they are not needed. Thus the default files without keeping them after they are no longer needed.
for <xref linkend="guc-max-wal-size"> has been increased Therefore the default for <varname>max_wal_size</> has been set
to <literal>1GB</>. to <literal>1GB</>, much larger than the old default
for <varname>checkpoint_segments</>.
Also note that standby servers perform restartpoints to try to limit
their WAL space consumption to <varname>max_wal_size</>; previously
they did not pay any attention to <varname>checkpoint_segments</>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -750,8 +780,9 @@ FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
2015-04-03 [a75fb9b] Alvaro..: Have autovacuum workers listen to SIGHUP, too 2015-04-03 [a75fb9b] Alvaro..: Have autovacuum workers listen to SIGHUP, too
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow running <link linkend="autovacuum">autovacuum workers</> Allow <link linkend="autovacuum">autovacuum workers</>
to respond to configuration parameter changes (Michael Paquier) to respond to configuration parameter changes during a run
(Michael Paquier)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -993,7 +1024,7 @@ FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow <filename>recovery.conf</>'s <link Allow <filename>recovery.conf</>'s <link
linkend="primary-conninfo"><varname>primary_conninfo</></> to linkend="primary-conninfo"><varname>primary_conninfo</></> setting to
use connection <acronym>URI</>s, e.g. <literal>postgres://</> use connection <acronym>URI</>s, e.g. <literal>postgres://</>
(Alexander Shulgin) (Alexander Shulgin)
</para> </para>
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2015-05-08 [2c8f483] Andres..: Represent columns requiring insert and update p.. 2015-05-08 [2c8f483] Andres..: Represent columns requiring insert and update p..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow <link linkend="sql-on-conflict"><command>INSERTS</></> Allow <link linkend="sql-on-conflict"><command>INSERT</></>s
that would generate constraint conflicts to be turned into that would generate constraint conflicts to be turned into
<command>UPDATE</>s or ignored (Peter Geoghegan, Heikki <command>UPDATE</>s or ignored (Peter Geoghegan, Heikki
Linnakangas, Andres Freund) Linnakangas, Andres Freund)
@ -1032,7 +1063,7 @@ FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
2015-05-16 [f3d3118] Andres..: Support GROUPING SETS, CUBE and ROLLUP. 2015-05-16 [f3d3118] Andres..: Support GROUPING SETS, CUBE and ROLLUP.
--> -->
<para> <para>
Add <literal>GROUP BY</> analysis functions <link Add <literal>GROUP BY</> analysis features <link
linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>GROUPING SETS</></>, linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>GROUPING SETS</></>,
<link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>CUBE</></> and <link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>CUBE</></> and
<link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>ROLLUP</></> <link linkend="queries-grouping-sets"><literal>ROLLUP</></>
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</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This controls viewing and adding/modifying rows via new commands This feature allows row-by-row control over which users can add,
<link linkend="SQL-CREATEPOLICY"><command>CREATE</></>/<link modify, or even see rows in a table. This is controlled by new
commands <link linkend="SQL-CREATEPOLICY"><command>CREATE</></>/<link
linkend="SQL-ALTERPOLICY"><command>ALTER</></>/<link linkend="SQL-ALTERPOLICY"><command>ALTER</></>/<link
linkend="SQL-DROPPOLICY"><command>DROP POLICY</></> and <link linkend="SQL-DROPPOLICY"><command>DROP POLICY</></> and <link
linkend="SQL-ALTERTABLE"><command>ALTER TABLE ... ENABLE/DISABLE linkend="SQL-ALTERTABLE"><command>ALTER TABLE ... ENABLE/DISABLE
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<para> <para>
Allow changing of the <acronym>WAL</acronym> Allow changing of the <acronym>WAL</acronym>
logging status of a table after creation with <link logging status of a table after creation with <link
linkend="SQL-ALTERTABLE"><command>ALTER TABLE .. SET LOGGED / linkend="SQL-ALTERTABLE"><command>ALTER TABLE ... SET LOGGED /
UNLOGGED</></> (Fabr&iacute;zio de Royes Mello) UNLOGGED</></> (Fabr&iacute;zio de Royes Mello)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1277,7 +1309,7 @@ FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
2015-06-21 [ad89a5d] Alvaro..: Add transforms to pg_get_object_address and fr.. 2015-06-21 [ad89a5d] Alvaro..: Add transforms to pg_get_object_address and fr..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow comments on <link linkend="SQL-CREATEDOMAIN">domain Support comments on <link linkend="SQL-CREATEDOMAIN">domain
constraints</> (&Aacute;lvaro Herrera) constraints</> (&Aacute;lvaro Herrera)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1297,14 +1329,14 @@ FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
2015-05-11 [fa26424] Stephe..: Allow LOCK TABLE .. ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE with IN.. 2015-05-11 [fa26424] Stephe..: Allow LOCK TABLE .. ROW EXCLUSIVE MODE with IN..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow <link linkend="SQL-LOCK"><command>LOCK TABLE .. ROW EXCLUSIVE Allow <link linkend="SQL-LOCK"><command>LOCK TABLE ... ROW EXCLUSIVE
MODE</></> for those with <command>INSERT</> privileges (Stephen MODE</></> for those with <command>INSERT</> privileges (Stephen
Frost) Frost)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Previously this required <command>UPDATE</>, <command>DELETE</>, or Previously this command required <command>UPDATE</>, <command>DELETE</>,
<command>TRUNCATE</> privileges. or <command>TRUNCATE</> privileges.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This allows these database settings to be This allows these per-database settings to be
changed more easily than modifying the <link changed without manually modifying the <link
linkend="catalog-pg-database"><structname>pg_database</></> linkend="catalog-pg-database"><structname>pg_database</></>
system table. system catalog.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1368,21 +1400,6 @@ FIXME: Add docs about restartpoint behaviour change
<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-03-22 [cb1ca4d] Tom Lane: Allow foreign tables to participate in inherita..
-->
<para>
Allow foreign tables to participate in inheritance (Shigeru Hanada,
Etsuro Fujita)
</para>
<para>
This also allows foreign tables to mark check constraints as not
valid, and to set storage and <type>OID</> characteristics.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2014-12-17 [fc2ac1f] Tom Lane: Allow CHECK constraints to be placed on foreign.. 2014-12-17 [fc2ac1f] Tom Lane: Allow CHECK constraints to be placed on foreign..
--> -->
<para> <para>
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</para> </para>
<para> <para>
These constraints are assumed to be enforced on the remote server, Such constraints are assumed to be enforced on the remote server,
and are not enforced locally. However, they are assumed to hold for and are not enforced locally. However, they are assumed to hold for
purposes of query optimization, such purposes of query optimization, such
as <link linkend="ddl-partitioning-constraint-exclusion">constraint as <link linkend="ddl-partitioning-constraint-exclusion">constraint
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<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-03-22 [cb1ca4d] Tom Lane: Allow foreign tables to participate in inherita..
-->
<para>
Allow foreign tables to participate in inheritance (Shigeru Hanada,
Etsuro Fujita)
</para>
<para>
To let this work naturally, foreign tables are now allowed to have
check constraints marked as not valid, and to set storage
and <type>OID</> characteristics, even though these operations are
effectively no-ops for a foreign table.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2015-05-01 [e7cb7ee] Robert..: Allow FDWs and custom scan providers to replace.. 2015-05-01 [e7cb7ee] Robert..: Allow FDWs and custom scan providers to replace..
2015-05-10 [1a8a4e5] Tom Lane: Code review for foreign/custom join pushdown pa.. 2015-05-10 [1a8a4e5] Tom Lane: Code review for foreign/custom join pushdown pa..
--> -->
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<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-05-11 [b488c58] Alvaro..: Allow on-the-fly capture of DDL event details 2015-05-11 [b488c58] Alvaro..: Allow on-the-fly capture of DDL event details
FIXME: Better description?
--> -->
<para> <para>
Add a set-returning function <link Whenever a <literal>ddl_command_end</> event trigger is installed,
linkend="pg-event-trigger-ddl-command-end-functions"><function>pg_event_trigger_ddl_commands()</></>, which returns <acronym>DDL</> activity capture details of <acronym>DDL</> activity for it to inspect
associated with event triggers (&Aacute;lvaro Herrera) (&Aacute;lvaro Herrera)
</para>
<para>
This information is available through a set-returning function <link
linkend="pg-event-trigger-ddl-command-end-functions"><function>pg_event_trigger_ddl_commands()</></link>,
or by inspection of C data structures if that function doesn't
provide enough detail.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1488,7 +1528,7 @@ FIXME: Better description?
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow the <link linkend="datatype-xml"><type>xml</></> data type Allow the <link linkend="datatype-xml"><type>xml</></> data type
to accept empty or all-whitespace values (Peter Eisentraut) to accept empty or all-whitespace content values (Peter Eisentraut)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
@ -1510,17 +1550,19 @@ FIXME: Better description?
<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2014-10-18 [417f924] Bruce ..: interval: tighten precision specification 2014-10-18 [417f924] Bruce ..: interval: tighten precision specification
FIXME: Add more specifics?
--> -->
<para> <para>
Tighten syntax of <link Disallow non-SQL-standard syntax for <link
linkend="datatype-interval-input"><type>interval</></> precision linkend="datatype-interval-input"><type>interval</></link> with
specifications (Bruce Momjian) both precision and field specifications (Bruce Momjian)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Only allow interval precision to be specified after the Per the standard, such type specifications should be written as,
<literal>INTERVAL</> keyword if no units are specified. for example, <literal>INTERVAL MINUTE TO SECOND(2)</>.
<productname>PostgreSQL</> formerly allowed this to be written as
<literal>INTERVAL(2) MINUTE TO SECOND</>, but it must now be
written in the standard way.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1545,8 +1587,8 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
Add data Add data
types <link linkend="datatype-oid-table"><type>regrole</></link> types <link linkend="datatype-oid-table"><type>regrole</></link>
and <link linkend="datatype-oid-table"><type>regnamespace</></link> and <link linkend="datatype-oid-table"><type>regnamespace</></link>
that simplify pretty-printing the <type>OID</> of a role or that simplify entering and pretty-printing the <type>OID</> of a role
namespace (Kyotaro Horiguchi) or namespace (Kyotaro Horiguchi)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1563,7 +1605,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2015-05-31 [37def42] Andrew..: Rename jsonb_replace to jsonb_set and allow it .. 2015-05-31 [37def42] Andrew..: Rename jsonb_replace to jsonb_set and allow it ..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Add <type>JSONB</> functions <link Add <type>jsonb</> functions <link
linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>jsonb_set()</></> linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>jsonb_set()</></>
and <link and <link
linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>jsonb_pretty()</></> linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>jsonb_pretty()</></>
@ -1576,12 +1618,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2014-12-12 [7e354ab] Andrew..: Add several generator functions for jsonb that .. 2014-12-12 [7e354ab] Andrew..: Add several generator functions for jsonb that ..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Add several generator functions for <type>jsonb</> that already Add <type>jsonb</> generator functions <link
existed for <type>json</> (Andrew Dunstan)
</para>
<para>
These are <link
linkend="functions-json-creation-table"><function>to_jsonb()</></>, linkend="functions-json-creation-table"><function>to_jsonb()</></>,
<link <link
linkend="functions-json-creation-table"><function>jsonb_object()</></>, linkend="functions-json-creation-table"><function>jsonb_object()</></>,
@ -1592,7 +1629,12 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
<link <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-table"><function>jsonb_agg()</></>, linkend="functions-aggregate-table"><function>jsonb_agg()</></>,
and <link and <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-table"><function>jsonb_object_agg()</></>. linkend="functions-aggregate-table"><function>jsonb_object_agg()</></>
(Andrew Dunstan)
</para>
<para>
Equivalent functions already existed for type <type>json</>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1638,7 +1680,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>json_strip_nulls()</></> linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>json_strip_nulls()</></>
and <link and <link
linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>jsonb_strip_nulls()</></> linkend="functions-json-processing-table"><function>jsonb_strip_nulls()</></>
functions to remove <type>json</> null values from documents functions to remove JSON null values from documents
(Andrew Dunstan) (Andrew Dunstan)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1694,7 +1736,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2014-12-15 [4520ba6] Heikki..: Add point <-> polygon distance operator. 2014-12-15 [4520ba6] Heikki..: Add point <-> polygon distance operator.
--> -->
<para> <para>
Add <link Add a <link
linkend="gist-builtin-opclasses-table"><type>point</>-to-<type>polygon</></> linkend="gist-builtin-opclasses-table"><type>point</>-to-<type>polygon</></>
distance operator (&lt;-&gt;) (Alexander Korotkov) distance operator (&lt;-&gt;) (Alexander Korotkov)
</para> </para>
@ -1705,7 +1747,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2014-08-27 [8167a38] Jeff D..: Allow multibyte characters as escape in SIMILA.. 2014-08-27 [8167a38] Jeff D..: Allow multibyte characters as escape in SIMILA..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow multibyte characters as escape in <link Allow multibyte characters as escapes in <link
linkend="functions-similarto-regexp"><literal>SIMILAR TO</></> linkend="functions-similarto-regexp"><literal>SIMILAR TO</></>
and <link linkend="functions-string-sql"><literal>SUBSTRING</></> and <link linkend="functions-string-sql"><literal>SUBSTRING</></>
(Jeff Davis) (Jeff Davis)
@ -1804,8 +1846,8 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Now, role membership is sufficient; previously only the same Previously, only the specific role owning the target session could
role could perform these operations. perform these operations; now membership in that role is sufficient.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1951,7 +1993,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2015-03-25 [a4847fc] Tom Lane: Add an ASSERT statement in plpgsql. 2015-03-25 [a4847fc] Tom Lane: Add an ASSERT statement in plpgsql.
--> -->
<para> <para>
Add <link linkend="plpgsql-statements-assert"><command>ASSERT</></> Add an <link linkend="plpgsql-statements-assert"><command>ASSERT</></>
statement in <application>PL/pgSQL</> (Pavel Stehule) statement in <application>PL/pgSQL</> (Pavel Stehule)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2054,6 +2096,17 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-11-12 [5094da9] Alvaro..: vacuumdb: don't prompt for passwords over and ..
-->
<para>
In <link linkend="APP-VACUUMDB"><application>vacuumdb</></>, do not
prompt for the same password repeatedly when multiple connections
are necessary (Haribabu Kommi, Michael Paquier)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2015-05-15 [458a077] Fujii ..: Support &#8211;&#8211;verbose option in reindexdb. 2015-05-15 [458a077] Fujii ..: Support &#8211;&#8211;verbose option in reindexdb.
--> -->
<para> <para>
@ -2107,13 +2160,13 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2014-07-10 [5b214c5] Fujii ..: Add new ECHO mode 'errors' that displays only .. 2014-07-10 [5b214c5] Fujii ..: Add new ECHO mode 'errors' that displays only ..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Add <literal>errors</> mode to <application>psql</>'s Add an <literal>errors</> mode that displays only failed commands
<varname>ECHO</> variable to display only failed commands to <application>psql</>'s <varname>ECHO</> variable
(Pavel Stehule) (Pavel Stehule)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This can also be enabled with the <application>psql</> This behavior can also be selected with <application>psql</>'s
<option>-b</> option. <option>-b</> option.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2168,6 +2221,22 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-12-03 [07338cb] Tom Lane: Clean up some psql issues around handling of t..
2015-12-08 [e90371d] Tom Lane: Make failure to open psql log-file fatal.
-->
<para>
<application>psql</> now fails if the file specified by
an <option>--output</> or <option>--log-file</> switch cannot be
written (Tom Lane, Daniel Verite)
</para>
<para>
Previously, it effectively ignored the switch in such cases.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2014-07-12 [bd40951] Andres..: Minimal psql tab completion support for SET se.. 2014-07-12 [bd40951] Andres..: Minimal psql tab completion support for SET se..
--> -->
<para> <para>
@ -2207,10 +2276,12 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
<literal>variables</> shows <application>psql</>'s special variables <literal>\? variables</> shows <application>psql</>'s special
and <literal>options</> shows command-line options. variables and <literal>\? options</> shows the command-line options.
<command>\? commands</> is the default output. This help <command>\? commands</> shows the meta-commands, which is the
information can also be output via <literal>--help=section</>. traditional output and remains the default. These help displays
can also be obtained with the command-line
option <literal>--help=<replaceable>section</></literal>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2245,7 +2316,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
<para> <para>
Also prevent <option>--echo-hidden</> from echoing Also prevent <option>--echo-hidden</> from echoing
<command>\watch</> queries. <command>\watch</> queries, since that is generally unwanted.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2254,8 +2325,8 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2014-11-22 [eca2b9b] Andrew..: Rework echo_hidden for \sf and \ef from commit .. 2014-11-22 [eca2b9b] Andrew..: Rework echo_hidden for \sf and \ef from commit ..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow <application>psql</>'s <literal>\sf</> and <literal>\ef</> Make <application>psql</>'s <literal>\sf</> and <literal>\ef</>
to honor <envar>ECHO_HIDDEN</> (Andrew Dunstan) commands honor <envar>ECHO_HIDDEN</> (Andrew Dunstan)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2310,10 +2381,26 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-11-21 [5f5e68b] Tom Lane: Adopt the GNU convention for handling tar-arch..
-->
<para>
Support table sizes exceeding 8GB in tar archive format (Tom Lane)
</para>
<para>
The POSIX standard for tar format does not allow elements of a tar
archive to exceed 8GB, but most modern implementations of tar
support an extension that does allow it. Use the extension format
when necessary, rather than failing.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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2014-07-07 [7700597] Tom Lane: In pg_dump, show server and pg_dump versions w.. 2014-07-07 [7700597] Tom Lane: In pg_dump, show server and pg_dump versions w..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Always have <application>pg_dump</> print server and Make <application>pg_dump</> always print the server and
<application>pg_dump</> versions (Jing Wang) <application>pg_dump</> versions (Jing Wang)
</para> </para>
@ -2348,8 +2435,8 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2014-08-25 [ebe30ad] Bruce ..: pg_ctl, pg_upgrade: allow multiple -o/-O opti.. 2014-08-25 [ebe30ad] Bruce ..: pg_ctl, pg_upgrade: allow multiple -o/-O opti..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow multiple <application>pg_ctl</> <option>-o</> options to Support multiple <application>pg_ctl</> <option>-o</> options,
be appended (Bruce Momjian) concatenating their values (Bruce Momjian)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2368,6 +2455,23 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2015-11-08 [bdb42ba] Noah M..: Don't connect() to a wildcard address in test_..
-->
<para>
If the server's listen address is set to a wildcard value
(<literal>0.0.0.0</> in IPv4 or <literal>::</> in IPv6), connect via
the loopback address rather than trying to use the wildcard address
literally (Kondo Yuta)
</para>
<para>
This fix primarily affects Windows, since on other platforms
<application>pg_ctl</> will prefer to use a Unix-domain socket.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</sect4> </sect4>
@ -2398,8 +2502,9 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
2014-08-25 [ebe30ad] Bruce ..: pg_ctl, pg_upgrade: allow multiple -o/-O optio.. 2014-08-25 [ebe30ad] Bruce ..: pg_ctl, pg_upgrade: allow multiple -o/-O optio..
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow multiple <application>pg_upgrade</> Support multiple <application>pg_upgrade</>
<option>-o</>/<option>-O</> options to be appended (Bruce Momjian) <option>-o</>/<option>-O</> options,
concatenating their values (Bruce Momjian)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2415,17 +2520,6 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-03-18 [417f78a] Bruce ..: pg_upgrade: document use of rsync for slave up..
-->
<para>
Document the use of <application>rsync</> for standby server
upgrades using <application>pg_upgrade</> (Stephen Frost,
Bruce Momjian)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<!--
2014-08-25 [2209b39] Bruce ..: pg_upgrade: remove support for 8.3 old clusters 2014-08-25 [2209b39] Bruce ..: pg_upgrade: remove support for 8.3 old clusters
--> -->
<para> <para>
@ -2480,7 +2574,7 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This is controlled by new <option>--latency-limit</> option. This is controlled by a new <option>--latency-limit</> option.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2497,11 +2591,12 @@ FIXME: Add more specifics?
<listitem> <listitem>
<!-- <!--
2015-03-02 [878fdcb] Robert..: pgbench: Add a real expression syntax to \set 2015-03-02 [878fdcb] Robert..: pgbench: Add a real expression syntax to \set
FIXME: Improve description, link
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow <application>pgbench</>'s <command>\set</> command to handle Allow <application>pgbench</>'s <command>\set</> command to handle
multi-operator expressions (Robert Haas, Fabien Coelho) arithmetic expressions containing more than one operator, and add
<literal>%</> (modulo) to the set of operators it supports
(Robert Haas, Fabien Coelho)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -2698,8 +2793,8 @@ FIXME: Improve description, link
--> -->
<para> <para>
Allow higher-precision time stamp resolution on <systemitem Allow higher-precision time stamp resolution on <systemitem
class="osname">Windows 8</> or <systemitem class="osname">Windows class="osname">Windows 8</>, <systemitem class="osname">Windows
Server 2012</> and later Windows systems (Craig Ringer) Server 2012</>, and later Windows systems (Craig Ringer)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>