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7499 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Bruce Momjian 879caf1369 Update upgrade text. 2007-02-21 15:07:35 +00:00
Bruce Momjian f8e9fb2d87 Update URL for set-returning functions. 2007-02-21 03:50:57 +00:00
Andrew Dunstan afc7e0d848 Allow pltcl args to spi_prepare and plpython args to plpy.prepare to be standard type aliases as well as those known in pg_type. Similar to recent change in plperl. 2007-02-21 03:27:32 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 80ab3e0d34 Add URL for:
o Allow row and record variables to be set to NULL constants,
        and allow NULL tests on such variables
2007-02-21 01:08:58 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 4816b0f452 Add:
>
> * Consider decreasing the amount of memory used by PrivateRefCount
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-11/msg00797.php
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-01/msg00752.php
>
2007-02-20 23:39:03 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 57352df66d Fix markup. 2007-02-20 23:14:19 +00:00
Bruce Momjian a64e85eb68 Add:
> * Increase locking when DROPing objects so dependent objects cannot
>   get dropped while the DROP operation is happening
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-01/msg00937.php
2007-02-20 22:29:28 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 6e6dab8c87 Add URL for:
o Allow UPDATE/DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF cursor
> 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-01/msg01014.php
2007-02-20 22:23:05 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 916ecf2d5d Add:
>
> * Add missing operators for geometric data types
>
>   Some geometric types do not have the full suite of geometric operators,
>   e.g. box @> point
>
2007-02-20 21:22:35 +00:00
Bruce Momjian b92767d525 Update "encode" documentation to mention that 'escape' only changes null
bytes and backslashes, remove "ASCII" mention.  Backpatch to 8.2.X.
2007-02-20 19:59:04 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 298de77d51 Update pgpass Win32 wording. 2007-02-20 19:35:17 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 8e1ccad519 Update information_schema documentation to match system tables.
Backpatch to 8.2.X.
2007-02-20 18:47:25 +00:00
Bruce Momjian ddd8817f45 Wording improvement. 2007-02-20 18:18:05 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 571df93cff More clearly document that most PostgreSQL utilities support libpq
environment variables.  Backpatch to 8.2.X.
2007-02-20 18:10:59 +00:00
Tom Lane ecba519d4e Adjust user-facing documentation to explain why we don't check pgpass
file permissions on Windows.
2007-02-20 17:47:04 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 71b0cf2f6b Remove, item not needed for Win32:
< 	o Check .pgpass file permissions
>
2007-02-20 15:21:42 +00:00
Bruce Momjian b16dab66a7 Remove "History" sections for pg_dump and pg_restore. I don't think
anyone cares because the last history change was for PostgreSQL 7.1.
2007-02-20 15:01:17 +00:00
Bruce Momjian ff0d71e263 Spell check on array patch. 2007-02-20 14:54:47 +00:00
Bruce Momjian bfc53d7da4 Add for WIN32:
<
> 	o Check .pgpass file permissions
2007-02-20 14:48:47 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 1b52359d90 Update array slice documentation to be clearer. 2007-02-20 14:34:25 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 265124e7e0 Add:
> * Fix IS OF so it matches the ISO specification, and add documentation
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2003-08/msg00060.php
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-02/msg00060.php
2007-02-20 14:17:24 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 8272fc3f7b Comment-out documentation for IS OF because it doesn't conform to the
ISO SQL behavior. Backpatch removal to 8.2.X.
2007-02-20 14:04:50 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 2673961659 Remove item:
< 	o ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]])[1] should return the same values as
< 	  ARRAY[[1,2],[3,4]])[1:1];
<
2007-02-20 03:47:03 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 6126d3e70b Document IS [NOT] OF, which was added in 7.3. 2007-02-20 00:25:05 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 077d753a57 Add FAQ text about Makefile.custom:
<P><I>src/Makefile.custom</I> can be used to set environment variables,
    like <I>CUSTOM_COPT</I>, that are used for every compile.
2007-02-19 23:45:38 +00:00
Bruce Momjian c62de15bec Document that to_char('J'/Julian) is midnight-based, per report that
Julian technically is noon to noon.
2007-02-19 22:51:44 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 9772e0007c Wording improvement. 2007-02-19 22:10:52 +00:00
Bruce Momjian e3285f32e8 Update PQfree() documentation to be clearer, backpatch to 8.2.X. 2007-02-19 22:06:23 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 4acc4aa871 Update wording:
< * Consider allowing configuration of TOAST thresholds
> * Allow user configuration of TOAST thresholds
2007-02-19 21:08:48 +00:00
Bruce Momjian bba9ec141f Add:
> * Consider allowing configuration of TOAST thresholds
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-02/msg00213.php
>
2007-02-19 21:07:25 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 6042bb498c Add newlines. 2007-02-19 20:42:33 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 5855d2b593 Add:
> * Allow UPDATEs on only non-referential integrity columns not to conflict
>   with referential integrity locks
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-02/msg00073.php
2007-02-19 20:41:40 +00:00
Bruce Momjian c7116a4112 Add:
> * Allow INSERT/UPDATE ... RETURNING inside a SELECT 'FROM' clause
>
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2006-09/msg00803.php
>   http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-10/msg00693.php
>
2007-02-19 20:06:56 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 11fa6f59da Clarify documentation that initdb -A or editing pg_hba.conf is required
if you do not trust local users.
2007-02-19 18:57:18 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 70007b4dd5 Clarify documentation for "day of the week" handling for to_char() and
EXTRACT().
2007-02-19 18:20:06 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 107062e008 Done:
> * -Add ISO day of week format 'ID' to to_char() where Monday = 1
2007-02-19 17:58:32 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 3e803f7273 Add "isodow" option to EXTRACT() and date_part() where Sunday = 7. 2007-02-19 17:41:39 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 27d6ee04b8 Done:
> * -Add a field 'isoyear' to extract(), based on the ISO week
2007-02-19 17:21:24 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 68c7cb5ed5 Done:
< 	o Add long file support for binary pg_dump output
<
< 	  While Win32 supports 64-bit files, the MinGW API does not,
< 	  meaning we have to build an fseeko replacement on top of the
< 	  Win32 API, and we have to make sure MinGW handles it.  Another
< 	  option is to wait for the MinGW project to fix it, or use the
< 	  code from the LibGW32C project as a guide.
<
< 	  http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-12/msg00551.php
<
> 	o -Add long file support for binary pg_dump output
2007-02-19 16:36:17 +00:00
Bruce Momjian aa728d5f4b Document limitation of SPI_execute() using multiple queries in a single
string.
2007-02-18 01:47:40 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 9f6ed2f47f Update wording:
<   Currently, ALTER USER and ALTER DATABASE support per-user and
>   Currently ALTER USER and ALTER DATABASE support per-user and
< 	  Currently, subtracting one date from another that crosses a
> 	  Currently subtracting one date from another that crosses a
<   Currently, SQL-language functions can only refer to parameters via $1, etc
>   Currently SQL-language functions can only refer to dollar parameters,
>   e.g. $1
<   Currently, queries prepared via the libpq API are planned on first
>   Currently queries prepared via the libpq API are planned on first
< 	  Currently, SET <tab> causes a database lookup to check all
> 	  Currently SET <tab> causes a database lookup to check all
< 	  Currently, all statement results are transferred to the libpq
> 	  Currently all statement results are transferred to the libpq
2007-02-18 01:34:35 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 0e461f275b Add:
* Allow SQL-language functions to reference parameters by parameter name

  Currently SQL-language functions can only refer to parameters via $1, etc
2007-02-18 01:32:55 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 9b9cd9c205 Update "Conflicting lock modes" to show as conflict, add
current/requested headings, add link to table from text.
2007-02-18 01:21:49 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 37a22932f2 Add:
> * Allow holdable cursors in SPI
2007-02-17 02:01:02 +00:00
Bruce Momjian c6ed4ead01 Add:
>
> 		o Allow row and record variables to be set to NULL constants,
> 		  and allow NULL tests on such variables
>
> 		  Because a row is not scalar, do not allow assignment
> 		  from NULL-valued scalars.
2007-02-17 01:35:41 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 0bc81a5b58 Remove installation mention that integer timestamps is less stable that
floating point.
2007-02-17 01:26:24 +00:00
Bruce Momjian 46bd3bff62 Add:
> 	o Consider reducing on-disk varlena length from four to two
> 	  because a heap row cannot be more than 64k in length
2007-02-16 22:20:02 +00:00
Tom Lane 5ce7599bcd Fix markup, spelling, grammar, and explanations for SSLKEY patch. 2007-02-16 16:37:29 +00:00
Peter Eisentraut 355e05ab41 Functions for mapping table data and table schemas to XML (a.k.a. XML export) 2007-02-16 07:46:55 +00:00
Bruce Momjian bb0a8a3ad4 Remove extra character erroneously added. 2007-02-16 03:56:45 +00:00