problems:
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Support cross compilation by compiling "zic" with a native compiler.
This relies on the output of zic being platform independent, but that is
currently the case.
using the recently added lo_create() function. The restore logic in
pg_restore is greatly simplified as well, since there's no need anymore
to try to adjust database references to match a new set of blob OIDs.
unlike template0 and template1 does not have any special status in
terms of backend functionality. However, all external utilities such
as createuser and createdb now connect to "postgres" instead of
template1, and the documentation is changed to encourage people to use
"postgres" instead of template1 as a play area. This should fix some
longstanding gotchas involving unexpected propagation of database
objects by createdb (when you used template1 without understanding
the implications), as well as ameliorating the problem that CREATE
DATABASE is unhappy if anyone else is connected to template1.
Patch by Dave Page, minor editing by Tom Lane. All per recent
pghackers discussions.
postgresql.conf.
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Here's an updated version of the patch, with the following changes:
1) No longer uses "service name" as "application version". It's instead
hardcoded as "postgres". It could be argued that this part should be
backpatched to 8.0, but it doesn't make a big difference until you can
start changing it with GUC / connection parameters. This change only
affects kerberos 5, not 4.
2) Now downcases kerberos usernames when the client is running on win32.
3) Adds guc option for "krb_caseins_users" to make the server ignore
case mismatch which is required by some KDCs such as Active Directory.
Off by default, per discussion with Tom. This change only affects
kerberos 5, not 4.
4) Updated so it doesn't conflict with the rendevouz/bonjour patch
already in ;-)
Magnus Hagander
"make pgxs install by default". It is up to the committers to chose.
(1) there is only one "install" target. no more "install-all-headers".
it simplifies/changes several makefiles.
(2) the documentation reflects the change.
(3) a minor fix on pgxs to use a nicer patch without a double slash.
Fabien Coelho
Make btree index creation and initial validation of foreign-key constraints
use maintenance_work_mem rather than work_mem as their memory limit.
Add some code to guc.c to allow these variables to be referenced by their
old names in SHOW and SET commands, for backwards compatibility.
that were broken, try to make layout of s_lock.h entries consistent,
use HAVE_SPINLOCKS in preference to HAS_TEST_AND_SET everywhere outside
s_lock.h itself.
--with-openssl options. This creates too much risk to pick up the wrong
directory accidentally (for example when there are lib64 directories), and
does not really help much with contemporary installation layouts.
back --infodir, which several automatic build environments expect to exist.
Add --without-docdir to prevent installation of documentation, which is
helpful for things like RPM that have their own method of installing
documentation.
including:
- replacing all the appropriate usages of <citetitle>PostgreSQL
...</citetitle> with &cite-user;, &cite-admin;, and so on
- fix an omission in the EXECUTE documentation
- add some more text to the EXPLAIN documentation
- improve the PL/PgSQL RETURN NEXT documentation (more work to do here)
- minor markup fixes
Neil Conway
Mention SQL9x precision syntax for date/time types.
Use PostgreSQL consistantly throughout docs. Before, usage was split evenly
between Postgres and PostgreSQL.
Enabling this feature adds very light overhead of 1 select from pg_class on
first using of pl/tcl in backend if unknown suppport is really unused.
But pl/tcl with this support has very improved functionality.
Patch includes changes to documentation.
current_timestamp, current_date for ODBC compatibility.
Add more functions to odbc.sql catalog extension, use new CREATE OR
REPLACE FUNCTION.
Document iODBC/unixODBC build options.
> > > > > and --enable-unicode-convertion if it ought to work correctly
> > > > > with Tcl/Tk >= 8.1 (client or server side).
> > > > >
> > > > > - PL/Tcl needs to be changed to use pg_do_encoding_conversion
> > > > > if it runs on a Tcl version >= 8.1 .
> > >
> > > > I'll do pl/tcl part in the next version of patch. Using this approach we
> > > > can eliminate overhead for databases in UNICODE.
> > >
> > > Any progress on this? I'd prefer to get rid of this --enable-pltcl-utf
> > > option before release.
> >
> > Done
> >
> > Next version removes --enable-pltcl-utf switch and enables embedded
> > utf conversion of pgsql if tcl version >=8.1 and --enable-unicode-conversion
under libdir, for a cleaner separation in the installation layout
and compatibility with binary packaging standards. Point backend's
default search location there. The contrib modules are also
installed in the said location, giving them the benefit of the
default search path as well. No changes in user interface
nevertheless.
Now with documentation update and disabling of UTF conversion for Tcl <=8.0
On Fri, 24 Aug 2001, Vsevolod Lobko wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > > Is this looks better?
> >
> > It does, but one small gripe: the lack of semicolons will probably cause
> > pg_indent to mess up the indentation. (I know emacs' autoindent mode
> > will not work nicely with it, either.) Please set up the macros so that
> > you write
> >
> > UTF_BEGIN;
> > Tcl_DStringAppend(&unknown_src, UTF_E2U(part), -1);
> > UTF_END;
> >
> > and then I'll be happy.
>
> Attached revised patch
>
> > Your point about overhead is a good one, so I retract the gripe about
> > using a configure switch. But please include documentation patches to
> > describe the configure option in the administrator's guide (installation
> > section).
>
> This patch still uses configure switch for enabling feature.
>
> For enabling based on tcl version we have 2 posibilites:
> 1) having feature enabled by default, but in pltcl.c check for tcl
> version and disable it for old versions
> 2) enable or disable at configure time based on tcl version, but there
> are problem - current configure don't checks for tcl version at all
> and my configure skills not enought for adding this
>
Vsevolod Lobko
Client headers are no longer in a subdirectory, since they have been made
namespace-clean.
Internal libpq headers are in a private subdirectory.
Server headers are in a private subdirectory. pg_config has a new option
to point there.
Use --enable-nls to turn it on; see installation instructions for details.
See developer's guide how to make use of it in programs and how to add
translations.
psql sources have been almost fully prepared and an incomplete German
translation has been provided. In the backend, only elog() calls are
currently translatable, and the provided German translation file is more
of a placeholder.