Commit 611b4c59 authored by Bruce Momjian's avatar Bruce Momjian

Add main documentation link tags to the release notes.

parent 452fa214
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......@@ -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.
<link linkend="sql-syntax-strings">non-escape (non-<literal>E''</>)
strings</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -187,10 +189,11 @@ 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>
......@@ -203,8 +206,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<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>
......@@ -305,7 +311,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Have <function>to_char(time)</> and <function>to_char(interval)</>
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>
......@@ -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>
......@@ -342,24 +352,26 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<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.
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>
......@@ -590,9 +616,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<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.
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>
......@@ -604,8 +631,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<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.
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>
......@@ -699,7 +733,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
These values now appear in the <literal>pg_stat_*_tables</>
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>
......@@ -707,20 +742,24 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve performance of statistics monitoring, especially
<varname>stats_command_string</> (Tom, Bruce)
<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.
<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</>
Add a <literal>waiting</> column to <link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
......@@ -732,8 +771,9 @@ 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
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>
......@@ -779,7 +821,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>INSERT</>/<command>UPDATE</>/<command>DELETE</>
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>
......@@ -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>
......@@ -857,13 +904,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Support <literal>FOR UPDATE</> and <literal>FOR SHARE</>
in the same command (Tom)
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>
......@@ -876,8 +925,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve the length output used by
<literal>UNION</>/<literal>INTERSECT</>/<literal>EXCEPT</>
Improve the length output used by <link
linkend="queries-union"><literal>UNION</></link>/<literal>INTERSECT</>/<literal>EXCEPT</>
(Tom)
</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>
......@@ -947,7 +1000,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
If <acronym>SQL</>-level <command>PREPARE</> parameters
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>
......@@ -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>
......@@ -1049,14 +1107,15 @@ 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</>,
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>
......@@ -1240,7 +1307,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow full timezone names in <type>timestamp</> values
Allow full timezone names in <link
linkend="datatype-datetime"><type>timestamp</></link> values
(Joachim Wieland)
</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</>
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>
......@@ -1287,14 +1362,19 @@ 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)</>
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>
......@@ -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>
......@@ -1334,7 +1415,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
New operators for array-subset comparisons (<literal>@&gt;</>,
New <link linkend="functions-geometry-op-table">operators</>
for array-subset comparisons (<literal>@&gt;</>,
<literal>&lt;@</>, <literal>&amp;&amp;</>) (Teodor, Tom)
</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>
......@@ -1391,13 +1479,15 @@ 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
Properly enforce domain <link
linkend="ddl-constraints"><literal>CHECK</></link> constraints
everywhere (Neil, Tom)
</para>
......@@ -1411,7 +1501,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Fix problems with dumping renamed <type>SERIAL</> columns
Fix problems with dumping renamed <link
linkend="datatype-serial"><type>SERIAL</></link> columns
(Tom)
</para>
......@@ -1419,23 +1510,25 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
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.
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()</>
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</>.
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</>
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>
......@@ -1994,15 +2103,17 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Rename existing <acronym>GUC</> variable
<varname>preload_libraries</> to <varname>shared_preload_libraries</>
<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</>
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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