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......@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Query language enhancements including <literal>RETURNING</literal>
values, multi-<literal>VALUES</literal>, support, and
self-joins for <command>DELETE</command>
Query language enhancements including <literal>RETURNING</literal>
values, multi-<literal>VALUES</literal>, support, and
self-joins for <command>DELETE</command>
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -163,13 +163,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Set <varname>escape_string_warning</> to <literal>on</> by
default (Bruce)
Set <link
linkend="guc-escape-string-warning"><varname>escape_string_warning</></link>
to <literal>on</> by default (Bruce)
</para>
<para>
This issues a warning if backslash escapes are used in
non-escape (non-<literal>E''</>) strings.
This issues a warning if backslash escapes are used in
<link linkend="sql-syntax-strings">non-escape (non-<literal>E''</>)
strings</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -187,24 +189,26 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Change the row constructor syntax (<literal>ROW(...)</>)
so that list elements <literal>foo.*</> will be expanded
to a list of their member fields, rather than creating a
nested rowtype field as formerly (Tom)
Change the <link linkend="sql-syntax-row-constructors">row
constructor syntax</link> (<literal>ROW(...)</>) so that
list elements <literal>foo.*</> will be expanded to a list
of their member fields, rather than creating a nested
rowtype field as formerly (Tom)
</para>
<para>
The new behavior is substantially more useful since it
allows, for example, triggers to check for data changes
with <literal>IF row(new.*) IS DISTINCT FROM row(old.*)</>.
The old behavior is still available by omitting <literal>.*</>.
The new behavior is substantially more useful since it
allows, for example, triggers to check for data changes
with <literal>IF row(new.*) IS DISTINCT FROM row(old.*)</>.
The old behavior is still available by omitting <literal>.*</>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Make row comparisons follow <acronym>SQL</> standard
semantics and allow them to be used in index scans (Tom)
Make <link linkend="row-wise-comparison">row comparisons</link>
follow <acronym>SQL</> standard semantics and allow them
to be used in index scans (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -217,8 +221,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Have <command>SET CONSTRAINT</> affect only one constraint
(Kris Jurka)
Have <link linkend="SQL-SET-CONSTRAINTS"><command>SET
CONSTRAINT</></link> affect only one constraint (Kris Jurka)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -256,8 +260,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Change array concatenation to match documented behavior
(Tom)
Change <link linkend="functions-array">array concatenation</link>
to match documented behavior (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -268,8 +272,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Make command-line options of <application>postmaster</> and
<application>postgres</> identical (Peter)
Make command-line options of <application>postmaster</>
and <link linkend="app-postgres"><application>postgres</></link>
identical (Peter)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -293,8 +298,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Change <varname>log_duration</> to output even if the query
is not output (Tom)
Change <link
linkend="guc-log-duration"><varname>log_duration</></link>
to output even if the query is not output (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -305,9 +311,12 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Have <function>to_char(time)</> and <function>to_char(interval)</>
treat <literal>'HH'</> and <literal>'HH12'</> as 12-hour
intervals.
Have <link
linkend="functions-formatting"><function>to_char(time)</></link>
and <link
linkend="functions-formatting"><function>to_char(interval)</></link>
treat <literal>'HH'</> and <literal>'HH12'</> as 12-hour
intervals.
</para>
<para>
......@@ -318,8 +327,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Zero unmasked bits in conversion from <type>INET</> to
<type>CIDR</> (Tom)
Zero unmasked bits in conversion from <link
linkend="datatype-inet"><type>INET</></link> to <link
linkend="datatype-inet"><type>CIDR</></link> (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -341,25 +351,27 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
This may eliminate the need to set unrealistically small
values of <varname>random_page_cost</>. If you have been
using a very small <varname>random_page_cost</>, please
recheck your test cases.
This may eliminate the need to set unrealistically small
values of <link
linkend="guc-random-page-cost"><varname>random_page_cost</></link>.
If you have been using a very small <varname>random_page_cost</>,
please recheck your test cases.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Change <application>libpq</> <function>PQdsplen()</> to
return a useful value (Martijn van Oosterhout)
Change <link linkend="libpq"><application>libpq</></link>
<function>PQdsplen()</> to return a useful value (Martijn
van Oosterhout)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Change <application>libpq</> <function>PQgetssl()</> to
return a <literal>void *</>, rather than <literal>SSL *</>
(Martijn van Oosterhout)
Change <link linkend="libpq"><application>libpq</></link>
<function>PQgetssl()</> to return a <literal>void *</>,
rather than <literal>SSL *</> (Martijn van Oosterhout)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -429,15 +441,19 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve efficiency of <literal>IN</> (list-of-expressions)
clauses (Tom)
Improve efficiency of <link
linkend="functions-comparisons"><literal>IN</>
(list-of-expressions)</link> clauses (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Increase default values for <varname>shared_buffers</> and
<varname>max_fsm_pages</> (Andrew)
Increase default values for <link
linkend="guc-shared-buffers"><varname>shared_buffers</></link>
and <link
linkend="guc-max-fsm-pages"><varname>max_fsm_pages</></link>
(Andrew)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -462,8 +478,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>FILLFACTOR</> to table and index creation
(ITAGAKI Takahiro)
Add <literal>FILLFACTOR</> to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE">table</> and <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEINDEX">index</> creation (ITAGAKI
Takahiro)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -501,8 +519,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow the planner to reorder outer joins in some circumstances
(Tom)
Allow the planner to reorder <link linkend="queries-join">outer
joins</> in some circumstances (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -518,22 +536,28 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve the optimizer statistics used by <literal>LIKE</>,
<literal>ILIKE</>, and regular expression operations (Tom)
Improve the optimizer statistics used by <link
linkend="functions-like"><literal>LIKE</></link>, <link
linkend="functions-like"><literal>ILIKE</></link>, and
<link linkend="functions-posix-regexp">regular expression
operations</link> (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Improve planning of joins to inherited tables and <literal>UNION
ALL</> views (Tom)
Improve planning of joins to <link linkend="ddl-inherit">inherited
tables</> and <link linkend="queries-union"><literal>UNION
ALL</></link> views (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow constraint exclusion to be applied to inherited
<command>UPDATE</> and <command>DELETE</> queries (Tom)
Allow <link linkend="guc-constraint-exclusion">constraint
exclusion</> to be applied to <link
linkend="ddl-inherit">inherited</> <command>UPDATE</> and
<command>DELETE</> queries (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -557,13 +581,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve multicolumn <acronym>GiST</> indexing (Oleg, Teodor)
Improve multicolumn <link linkend="GiST"><acronym>GiST</></link>
indexing (Oleg, Teodor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<acronym>GiST</> indexes now are clusterable (Teodor)
<link linkend="GiST"><acronym>GiST</></link> indexes now
are clusterable (Teodor)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -588,11 +614,12 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
This is valuable for keeping continuous archiving servers
in sync with the master. xlog file switching also happens
automatically during <function>pg_stop_backup()</>. This
ensures that continuous archiving servers have all xlog
files needed for recovery.
This is valuable for keeping continuous archiving servers
in sync with the master. xlog file switching also happens
automatically during <link
linkend="functions-admin"><function>pg_stop_backup()</></link>.
This ensures that continuous archiving servers have all
xlog files needed for recovery.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -602,10 +629,11 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
Add functions for interrogating the current xlog insertion
point and determining <acronym>WAL</> filenames from the
hex <acronym>WAL</> locations displayed by
<function>pg_stop_backup()</> and friends.
Add functions for interrogating the current xlog insertion
point and determining <acronym>WAL</> filenames from the
hex <acronym>WAL</> locations displayed by <link
linkend="functions-admin"><function>pg_stop_backup()</></link>
and friends.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -626,8 +654,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <varname>archive_timeout</> to force xlog file switches
at a given interval (Simon)
Add <link
linkend="guc-archive-timeout"><varname>archive_timeout</></link>
to force xlog file switches at a given interval (Simon)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -637,7 +666,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add native <acronym>LDAP</> authentication (Magnus Hagander)
Add native <link linkend="auth-ldap"><acronym>LDAP</></link>
authentication (Magnus Hagander)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -648,8 +678,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>GRANT CONNECT ON DATABASE</>, to be used in
addition to <filename>pg_hba.conf</> (Gevik Babakhani)
Add <link linkend="sql-grant-description-objects"><literal>GRANT
CONNECT ON DATABASE</></link>, to be used in addition to
<link linkend="auth-pg-hba-conf"><filename>pg_hba.conf</></link>
(Gevik Babakhani)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -661,9 +693,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add support for <acronym>SSL</> Certificate Revocation List
(<acronym>CRL</>) files, <filename>root.crl</> (Libor
Hoho&scaron;)
Add support for <link linkend="ssl-tcp"><acronym>SSL</>
Certificate Revocation List</link> (<acronym>CRL</>) files,
<filename>root.crl</> (Libor Hoho&scaron;)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -677,7 +709,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
<literal>pg_stat_activity</> now shows autovacuum activity.
<link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
now shows autovacuum activity.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -699,29 +733,34 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
These values now appear in the <literal>pg_stat_*_tables</>
system views, and are used by autovacuum. ?
These values now appear in the <link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_*_tables</></link>
system views, and are used by autovacuum. ?
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Improve performance of statistics monitoring, especially
<varname>stats_command_string</> (Tom, Bruce)
Improve performance of statistics monitoring, especially
<link
linkend="guc-stats-command-string"><varname>stats_command_string</></link>
(Tom, Bruce)
</para>
<para>
This release enables <varname>stats_command_string</> by
default, now that its overhead is minimal. This means
<literal>pg_stat_activity</> will now show all active queries
by default.
This release enables <varname>stats_command_string</> by
default, now that its overhead is minimal. This means
<link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
will now show all active queries by default.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add a <literal>waiting</> column to <literal>pg_stat_activity</>
(Tom)
Add a <literal>waiting</> column to <link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -732,9 +771,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <acronym>GUC</> variable <varname>update_process_title</> to
control whether the <application>ps</> display is updated
for every command, default to <literal>on</> (Bruce)
Add <acronym>GUC</> variable <link
linkend="guc-update-process-title"><varname>update_process_title</></link>
to control whether the <application>ps</> display is updated
for every command, default to <literal>on</> (Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -745,15 +785,17 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
You can now set <varname>shared_buffer</> to <literal>32000kB</>,
for example.
For example, you can now set <link
linkend="guc-shared-buffers"><varname>shared_buffer</></link>
to <literal>32000kB</>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add support for include directives in <filename>postgresql.conf</>
(Joachim Wieland)
Add support for <link linkend="config-setting">include
directives</> in <filename>postgresql.conf</> (Joachim
Wieland)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -779,8 +821,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>INSERT</>/<command>UPDATE</>/<command>DELETE</>
<literal>RETURNING</> (Jonah Harris, Tom)
Add <link linkend="SQL-INSERT"><command>INSERT</></link>/<link
linkend="SQL-UPDATE"><command>UPDATE</></link>/<link
linkend="SQL-DELETE"><command>DELETE</></link>
<literal>RETURNING</> (Jonah Harris, Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -792,9 +836,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add support for multiple-row <literal>VALUES</> clauses as
part of <command>INSERT</> and <command>SELECT</> statements,
per SQL standard (Joe, Tom)
Add support for multiple-row <link
linkend="queries-values"><literal>VALUES</></link> clauses
as part of <command>INSERT</> and <command>SELECT</>
statements, per SQL standard (Joe, Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -808,8 +853,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <command>UPDATE</> and <command>DELETE</> to use an
alias for the target table (Atsushi Ogawa)
Allow <link linkend="SQL-UPDATE"><command>UPDATE</></link>
and <link linkend="SQL-DELETE"><command>DELETE</></link>
to use an alias for the target table (Atsushi Ogawa)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -821,8 +867,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <command>UPDATE</> to set multiple columns with a
list of values (Susanne Ebrecht)
Allow <link linkend="SQL-UPDATE"><command>UPDATE</></link>
to set multiple columns with a list of values (Susanne
Ebrecht)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -844,8 +891,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>CASCADE</> option to <command>TRUNCATE</>
(Joachim Wieland)
Add <link linkend="SQL-TRUNCATE"><literal>CASCADE</></link>
option to <command>TRUNCATE</> (Joachim Wieland)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -856,14 +903,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Support <literal>FOR UPDATE</> and <literal>FOR SHARE</>
in the same command (Tom)
Support <literal>FOR UPDATE</> and <literal>FOR SHARE</>
in the same <link linkend="SQL-INSERT"><literal>SELECT</></link>
command (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>IS NOT DISTINCT FROM</> (Pavel Stehule)
Add <link linkend="functions-comparisons"><literal>IS NOT
DISTINCT FROM</></link> (Pavel Stehule)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -876,9 +925,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve the length output used by
<literal>UNION</>/<literal>INTERSECT</>/<literal>EXCEPT</>
(Tom)
Improve the length output used by <link
linkend="queries-union"><literal>UNION</></link>/<literal>INTERSECT</>/<literal>EXCEPT</>
(Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -889,8 +938,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <literal>ILIKE</> to work for multi-byte encodings
(Tom)
Allow <link linkend="functions-like"><literal>ILIKE</></link>
to work for multi-byte encodings (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -902,8 +951,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Enable <varname>standard_conforming_strings</> to be turned
<literal>on</> (Kevin Grittner)
Enable <link
linkend="guc-standard-conforming-strings"><varname>standard_conforming_strings</></link>
to be turned <literal>on</> (Kevin Grittner)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -916,15 +966,17 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add system view <literal>pg_prepared_statements</> to show
prepared statements (Joachim Wieland, Neil)
Add system view <link
linkend="view-pg-prepared-statements"><literal>pg_prepared_statements</></link>
to show prepared statements (Joachim Wieland, Neil)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add system view <literal>pg_cursors</> to show open cursors
(Joachim Wieland, Neil)
Add system view <link
linkend="view-pg-cursors"><literal>pg_cursors</></link> to
show open cursors (Joachim Wieland, Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -935,8 +987,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Support portal parameters in <command>EXPLAIN</> and
<command>EXECUTE</> (Tom)
Support portal parameters in <link
linkend="SQL-EXPLAIN"><command>EXPLAIN</></link> and <link
linkend="SQL-EXECUTE"><command>EXECUTE</></link> (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -947,9 +1000,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
If <acronym>SQL</>-level <command>PREPARE</> parameters
are unspecified, infer their types from the context of the
query (Neil)
If <acronym>SQL</>-level <link
linkend="SQL-PREPARE"><command>PREPARE</></link> parameters
are unspecified, infer their types from the context of the
query (Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -986,8 +1040,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>TABLESPACE</> clause to <command>CREATE TABLE
AS</> (Neil)
Add <literal>TABLESPACE</> clause to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLEAS"><command>CREATE TABLE AS</></link>
(Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -997,8 +1052,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>ON COMMIT</> clause to <command>CREATE TABLE
AS</> (Neil)
Add <literal>ON COMMIT</> clause to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLEAS"><command>CREATE TABLE AS</></link>
(Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1010,8 +1066,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>INCLUDING CONSTRAINTS</> to <command>CREATE
TABLE LIKE</> (Greg Stark)
Add <literal>INCLUDING CONSTRAINTS</> to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE"><command>CREATE TABLE LIKE</></link>
(Greg Stark)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1021,8 +1078,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow the creation of placeholder (shell) types (Martijn van
Oosterhout)
Allow the creation of placeholder (shell) <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETYPE">types</link> (Martijn van Oosterhout)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1035,7 +1092,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add new aggregate creation syntax (Tom)
Add new aggregate creation <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEAGGREGATE">syntax</> (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1049,15 +1107,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Aggregate functions now support multiple input parameters
(Sergey Koposov, Tom)
<link linkend="SQL-CREATEAGGREGATE">Aggregate functions</>
now support multiple input parameters (Sergey Koposov, Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>CREATE</>/<command>ALTER ROLE PASSWORD NULL</>,
which removes the role's password (Peter)
Add <command>CREATE</>/<command>ALTER <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEROLE">ROLE PASSWORD NULL</link></>,
which removes the role's password (Peter)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1075,15 +1134,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>DROP OWNED</> to drop all objects owned by a
role (Alvaro)
Add <link linkend="SQL-DROP-OWNED"><literal>DROP OWNED</></link>
to drop all objects owned by a role (Alvaro)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>REASSIGN OWNED</> to reassign ownership of
all objects owned by a role (Alvaro)
Add <link linkend="SQL-REASSIGN-OWNED"><literal>REASSIGN
OWNED</></link> to reassign ownership of all objects owned
by a role (Alvaro)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1094,7 +1154,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>GRANT ON SEQUENCE</> syntax (Bruce)
Add <link linkend="SQL-GRANT"><command>GRANT ON SEQUENCE</></link>
syntax (Bruce)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1106,9 +1167,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>USAGE</> permission for sequences that allows
only <function>currval()</> and <function>nextval()</>,
not <function>setval()</> (Bruce)
Add <link linkend="SQL-GRANT"><literal>USAGE</></link>
permission for sequences that allows only <function>currval()</>
and <function>nextval()</>, not <function>setval()</>
(Bruce)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1121,7 +1183,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>ALTER TABLE ... [ NO ] INHERIT</> (Greg Stark)
Add <link linkend="SQL-ALTERTABLE"><literal>ALTER TABLE
... [ NO ] INHERIT</></link> (Greg Stark)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1133,8 +1196,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow comments on global objects to be stored globally
(Kris Jurka)
Allow <link linkend="SQL-COMMENT">comments</> on global
objects to be stored globally (Kris Jurka)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1159,15 +1222,17 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
The new syntax is <command>CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY</>.
The default behavior is still to block table modification
while a index is being created.
The new syntax is <link linkend="SQL-CREATEINDEX"><command>CREATE
INDEX CONCURRENTLY</></link>. The default behavior is
still to block table modification while a index is being
created.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Provide advisory locking functionality (Abhijit Menon-Sen, Tom)
Provide <link linkend="functions-advisory-locks">advisory
locking</> functionality (Abhijit Menon-Sen, Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1178,8 +1243,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <command>COPY</> to dump a <command>SELECT</> query
(Zoltan Boszormenyi, Karel Zak)
Allow <link linkend="SQL-COPY"><command>COPY</></link> to
dump a <command>SELECT</> query (Zoltan Boszormenyi, Karel
Zak)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1190,24 +1256,25 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Have the <command>COPY</> command return a command tag that
includes the number of rows copied (Volkan YAZICI)
Have the <link linkend="SQL-COPY"><command>COPY</></link>
command return a command tag that includes the number of
rows copied (Volkan YAZICI)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <command>VACUUM</> to expire rows without being affected
by other concurrent <command>VACUUM</> operations (Hannu
Krossing, Alvaro, Tom)
Allow <link linkend="SQL-VACUUM"><command>VACUUM</></link>
to expire rows without being affected by other concurrent
<command>VACUUM</> operations (Hannu Krossing, Alvaro, Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Have <application>initdb</> detect the operating system
locale and set the default <varname>DateStyle</> accordingly
(Peter)
Have <link linkend="APP-INITDB"><application>initdb</></link>
detect the operating system locale and set the default
<varname>DateStyle</> accordingly (Peter)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1219,8 +1286,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Avoid extra scan of tables without indexes during <command>VACUUM</>
(Greg Stark)
Avoid extra scan of tables without indexes during <link
linkend="SQL-VACUUM"><command>VACUUM</></link> (Greg Stark)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1240,8 +1307,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow full timezone names in <type>timestamp</> values
(Joachim Wieland)
Allow full timezone names in <link
linkend="datatype-datetime"><type>timestamp</></link> values
(Joachim Wieland)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1257,23 +1325,30 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
The file name is controlled by the GUC variable
<varname>timezone_abbreviations</>.
The file name is controlled by the GUC variable <link
linkend="guc-timezone-abbreviations"><varname>timezone_abbreviations</></link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <varname>pg_timezone_abbrevs</> and <varname>pg_timezone_names</>
views to show supported timezones (Magnus Hagander)
Add <link
linkend="view-pg-timezone-abbrevs"><varname>pg_timezone_abbrevs</></link>
and <link
linkend="view-pg-timezone-names"><varname>pg_timezone_names</></link>
views to show supported timezones (Magnus Hagander)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <function>clock_timestamp()</>,
<function>statement_timestamp()</>, and
<function>transaction_timestamp()</> (Bruce)
Add <link
linkend="functions-datetime-table"><function>clock_timestamp()</></link>,
<link
linkend="functions-datetime-table"><function>statement_timestamp()</></link>,
and <link
linkend="functions-datetime-table"><function>transaction_timestamp()</></link>
(Bruce)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1287,16 +1362,21 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <function>to_char()</> to print localized month and
day names (Euler Taveira de Oliveira)
Allow <link
linkend="functions-formatting"><function>to_char()</></link>
to print localized month and day names (Euler Taveira de
Oliveira)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <function>to_char(time)</> and <function>to_char(interval)</>
to output <acronym>AM</>/<acronym>PM</> specifications
(Bruce)
Allow <link
linkend="functions-formatting"><function>to_char(time)</></link>
and <link
linkend="functions-formatting"><function>to_char(interval)</></link>
to output <acronym>AM</>/<acronym>PM</> specifications
(Bruce)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1307,8 +1387,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add new function <function>justify_interval()</> to adjust
interval units (Mark Dilger)
Add new function <link
linkend="functions-datetime-table"><function>justify_interval()</></link>
to adjust interval units (Mark Dilger)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1334,8 +1415,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
New operators for array-subset comparisons (<literal>@&gt;</>,
<literal>&lt;@</>, <literal>&amp;&amp;</>) (Teodor, Tom)
New <link linkend="functions-geometry-op-table">operators</>
for array-subset comparisons (<literal>@&gt;</>,
<literal>&lt;@</>, <literal>&amp;&amp;</>) (Teodor, Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1345,8 +1427,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add convenient arithmetic operations on <type>INET</>/<type>CIDR</>
values (Stephen R. van den Berg)
Add convenient arithmetic <link
linkend="cidr-inet-operators-table">operations</> on
<type>INET</>/<type>CIDR</> values (Stephen R. van den
Berg)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1359,7 +1443,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add new aggregate functions from SQL2003 (Neil)
Add new aggregate <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-statistics-table">functions</>
from SQL2003 (Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1375,7 +1461,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add SQL2003-standard statistical aggregates (Sergey Koposov)
Add SQL2003-standard statistical <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-statistics-table">aggregates</link>
(Sergey Koposov)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1391,14 +1479,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow domains to be created using other domains (Tom)
Allow <link linkend="SQL-CREATEDOMAIN">domains</> to be
created using other domains (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Properly enforce domain <literal>CHECK</literal> constraints
everywhere (Neil, Tom)
Properly enforce domain <link
linkend="ddl-constraints"><literal>CHECK</></link> constraints
everywhere (Neil, Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1411,31 +1501,34 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Fix problems with dumping renamed <type>SERIAL</> columns
(Tom)
Fix problems with dumping renamed <link
linkend="datatype-serial"><type>SERIAL</></link> columns
(Tom)
</para>
<para>
The fix is to dump a <type>SERIAL</> column by explicitly
specifying its <literal>DEFAULT</> and sequence elements,
and reconstructing the <type>SERIAL</> column on reload
using a new <command>ALTER SEQUENCE OWNED BY</> command.
This also allows dropping a <type>SERIAL</> column
specification.
The fix is to dump a <type>SERIAL</> column by explicitly
specifying its <literal>DEFAULT</> and sequence elements,
and reconstructing the <type>SERIAL</> column on reload
using a new <link linkend="SQL-ALTERSEQUENCE"><command>ALTER
SEQUENCE OWNED BY</></link> command. This also allows
dropping a <type>SERIAL</> column specification.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add a server-side sleep function <function>pg_sleep()</>
(Joachim Wieland)
Add a server-side sleep function <link
linkend="functions-datetime-delay"><function>pg_sleep()</></link>
(Joachim Wieland)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add all comparison operators for the <type>tid</> (tuple id)
data type (Mark Kirkwood, Greg Stark, Tom)
Add all comparison operators for the <link
linkend="datatype-oid"><type>tid</></link> (tuple id) data
type (Mark Kirkwood, Greg Stark, Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1485,8 +1578,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>STRICT</> to <command>SELECT INTO</> (Matt
Miller)
Add <literal>STRICT</> to <link
linkend="plpgsql-statements-sql-onerow"><command>SELECT
INTO</></link> (Matt Miller)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1534,7 +1628,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Honor <varname>check_function_bodies</> (Tom)
Honor <link
linkend="guc-check-function-bodies"><varname>check_function_bodies</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1591,7 +1687,7 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title><application>psql</> Changes</title>
<title><link linkend="APP-PSQL"><application>psql</></link> Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
......@@ -1698,7 +1794,7 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title><application>pg_dump</> Changes</title>
<title><link linkend="APP-PGDUMP"><application>pg_dump</></link> Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
......@@ -1718,17 +1814,18 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <application>pg_restore</> <literal>-X
no-data-for-failed-tables</> option to suppress loading
data if table creation failed (the table already exists)
(Martin Pitt)
Add <link linkend="APP-PGRESTORE"><application>pg_restore</></link>
<literal>-X no-data-for-failed-tables</> option to suppress
loading data if table creation failed (the table already
exists) (Martin Pitt)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <application>pg_restore</> option to run the entire
session in a single transaction (Simon)
Add <link linkend="APP-PGRESTORE"><application>pg_restore</></link>
option to run the entire session in a single transaction
(Simon)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1741,24 +1838,28 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title><application>libpq</> Changes</title>
<title><link linkend="libpq"><application>libpq</></link> Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <function>PQencryptPassword()</> to encrypt passwords
(Tom)
Add <link
linkend="libpq-misc"><function>PQencryptPassword()</></link>
to encrypt passwords (Tom)
</para>
<para>
This allows passwords to be sent encrypted for commands
like <command>ALTER USER ... PASSWORD</>.
This allows passwords to be sent encrypted for commands
like <link linkend="SQL-ALTERROLE"><command>ALTER ROLE ...
PASSWORD</></link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add function <function>PQisthreadsafe()</> (Bruce)
Add function <link
linkend="libpq-threading"><function>PQisthreadsafe()</></link>
(Bruce)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1769,25 +1870,29 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <function>PQdescribePrepared()</>,
<function>PQdescribePortal()</>, and related functions
return information about previously prepared statements
and open cursors (Volkan YAZICI)
Add <link
linkend="libpq-exec-main"><function>PQdescribePrepared()</></link>,
<link
linkend="libpq-exec-main"><function>PQdescribePortal()</></link>,
and related functions return information about previously
prepared statements and open cursors (Volkan YAZICI)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <acronym>LDAP</> lookups from <filename>pg_service.conf</>
(Laurenz Albe)
Allow <acronym>LDAP</> <link linkend="libpq-ldap">lookups</>
from <link
linkend="libpq-pgservice"><filename>pg_service.conf</></link>
(Laurenz Albe)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow the <filename>.pgpass</> hostname to match the default
socket directory, as well as a blank <literal>pghost</>
(Bruce)
Allow the <link linkend="libpq-pgpass"><filename>.pgpass</></link>
hostname to match the default socket directory, as well as
a blank <literal>pghost</> (Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1796,19 +1901,20 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title><application>ecpg</> Changes</title>
<title><link linkend="ecpg"><application>ecpg</></link> Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <command>SHOW</> to put its result into a variable
(Joachim Wieland)
Allow <link linkend="SQL-SHOW"><command>SHOW</></link> to
put its result into a variable (Joachim Wieland)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>COPY TO STDOUT</> (Joachim Wieland)
Add <link linkend="SQL-COPY"><command>COPY TO STDOUT</></link>
(Joachim Wieland)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1841,8 +1947,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <acronym>MSVC</> support for utility commands and
<application>pg_dump </>(Hiroshi Saito)
Add <acronym>MSVC</> support for utility commands and <link
linkend="APP-PGDUMP"><application>pg_dump</></link> (Hiroshi
Saito)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1899,8 +2006,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <acronym>GIN</> (Generalized Inverted iNdex) index
access method (Teodor) ?
Add <link linkend="GIN"><acronym>GIN</></link> (Generalized
Inverted iNdex) index access method (Teodor) ?
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1910,9 +2017,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
Rtree has been re-implemented using <acronym>GiST</>. Among
other differences, this means that rtree indexes now have
support for crash recovery via write-ahead logging (WAL).
Rtree has been re-implemented using <link
linkend="GiST"><acronym>GiST</></link>. Among other
differences, this means that rtree indexes now have support
for crash recovery via write-ahead logging (WAL).
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1930,7 +2038,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
Use configure <literal>--with-libedit-preferred</>.
Use configure <link
linkend="configure"><literal>--with-libedit-preferred</></link>.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1993,16 +2102,18 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Rename existing <acronym>GUC</> variable
<varname>preload_libraries</> to <varname>shared_preload_libraries</>
(Tom)
Rename existing <acronym>GUC</> variable
<varname>preload_libraries</> to <link
linkend="guc-shared-preload-libraries"><varname>shared_preload_libraries</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add new GUC variable <varname>server_version_num</> (Greg Sabino
Mullane)
Add new GUC variable <link
linkend="guc-server-version-num"><varname>server_version_num</></link>
(Greg Sabino Mullane)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -2014,14 +2125,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add a <acronym>GUC</> variable <varname>seq_page_cost</>
(Tom)
Add a <acronym>GUC</> variable <link
linkend="guc-seq-page-cost"><varname>seq_page_cost</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Re-implement the regression test script as a C program
Re-implement the <link linkend="regress">regression test</> script as a C program
(Magnus, Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -2040,7 +2152,7 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
New functions <function>_PG_init()</> and <function>_PG_fini()</>
New <link linkend="xfunc-c-dynload">functions</> <function>_PG_init()</> and <function>_PG_fini()</>
are called if the library defines such symbols. Hence we
no longer need to specify an initialization function in
<varname>shared_preload_libraries</>; we can assume that the
......@@ -2050,8 +2162,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>PG_MODULE_MAGIC</> header block to all shared
object files (Martijn van Oosterhout)
Add <link
linkend="xfunc-c-dynload"><literal>PG_MODULE_MAGIC</></link>
header block to all shared object files (Martijn van
Oosterhout)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -2080,7 +2194,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
New <acronym>XML</> documentation section (Bruce)
New <link linkend="datatype-xml"><acronym>XML</></link>
documentation section (Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
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