Update INSTALL, etc. for release 6.4. Update pgaccess to 0.88.

HISTORY

+PostgreSQL 6.4               Tue Sep  1 21:18:17 EDT 1998
+=========================================================
+
+A dump/restore is required for those wishing to migrate data from
+previous releases of PostgreSQL.
+
+Bug Fixes
+---------
+Fix for a tiny memory leak in PQsetdb/PQfinish(Bryan)
+Remove char2-16 data types, use char/varchar(Darren)
+Pqfn not handles a NOTICE message(Anders)
+Short-term locks now retry locking at random times(David)
+Fix up "ISO-style" timespan decoding and encoding(Thomas)
+Fix problem with table drop after rollback of transaction(Vadim)
+Change error message and remove non-functional update message(Vadim)
+Fix for COPY array checking
+Fix for SELECT 1 UNION SELECT NULL
+Fix for buffer leaks in large object calls(Pascal)
+Change owner from oid to int4 type(Bruce)
+Fix a bug in the oracle compatibility functions btrim() ltrim() and rtrim()
+Fix for usernames longer than eight characters(Tom)
+Fix for shared invalidation cache overflow(Massimo)
+Prevent file descriptor leaks in failed COPY's(Bruce)
+
+Enhancements
+------------
+Upgrade ECPG to 2.0, see src/interfaces/ecpc/ChangeLog(Michael)
+Show the index used in an explain(Zeugswetter)
+Multi-byte awareness of many data data types and functions(Tatsuo)
+New configure --with-mb option(Tatsuo)
+New initdb --pgencoding option(Tatsuo)
+New createdb -E multibyte option(Tatsuo)
+Select version(); now returns PostgreSQL version(Jeroen)
+Libpq now allows asynchronous clients(Tom)
+Allow cancel from client of backend query(Tom)
+Psql now cancels query with Control-C(Tom)
+Define "tz_hour" and "tz_minute" arguments to date_part()(Thomas)
+Add routines to convert between varchar and bpchar(Thomas)
+Add routines to allow sizing of varchar and bpchar into target columns(Thomas)
+Add bit flags to support timezonehour and minute in data retrieval(Thomas)
+Allow more variations on valid floating point numbers (e.g. ".1", "1e6")(Thomas)
+Fixes for unary minus parsing with leading spaces(Thomas)
+Implement TIMEZONE_HOUR, TIMEZONE_MINUTE per SQL92 specs(Thomas)
+Check for and properly ignore FOREIGN KEY column constraints(Thomas)
+Define USER as synonym for CURRENT_USER per SQL92 specs(Thomas)
+Enable HAVING clause but no fixes elsewhere yet.
+Make "char" type a synonym for "char(1)" (actually implemented as bpchar)(Thomas)
+Save string type if specified for DEFAULT clause handling(Thomas)
+Coerce operations involving different data types(Thomas)
+Allow some index use for columns of different types(Thomas)
+Add capabilities for automatic type conversion(Thomas)
+Cleanups for large objects, so file is truncated on open(Peter)
+Readline cleanups(Tom)
+Allow psql  \f \ to make spaces as delimiter(Bruce)
+Pass pg_attribute.atttypmod to the frontend for column field lengths(Tom,Bruce)
+Msql compatibility library in /contrib(Aldrin)
+Remove the requirement that ORDER/GROUP BY clause identifiers be 
+included in the target list(David)
+Convert columns to match columns in UNION clauses(Thomas)
+Remove fork()/exec() and only do fork()(Bruce)
+Jdbc cleanups(Peter)
+Show backend status on ps command line(only works on some platforms)(Bruce)
+Pg_hba.conf now has a sameuser option in the database field
+Make lo_unlink take oid param, not int4
+New DISABLE_COMPLEX_MACRO for compilers that can't handle our macros(Bruce)
+Libpgtcl now gets async notifies from libpq(Tom)
+New locale patch, see docs/README/locale(Oleg)
+Fix for pg_dump so CONSTRAINT and CHECK syntax is correct(ccb)
+New contrib/lo code for large object orphan removal(Peter)
+New psql command "SET CLIENT_ENCODING TO 'encoding'" for multi-bytes
+feature, see /doc/README.mb(Tatsuo)
+/contrib/noupdate code to revoke update permission on a column
+Libpq can now be compiled on win32(Magnus)
+Add PQsetdbLogin() in libpq
+Two styles we agreed upon for database descriptors(Thomas)
+New 8-byte integer type, checked by configure for OS support(Thomas)
+Surround table and column names with double-quotes(Thomas) in generated 
+sql code to preserve case (SQL92 syntax)(Thomas)
+New libpqrequestCancel(Tom)
+PQreset() now works with passwords(Tom)
+Handle case of GROUP BY target list column number out of range(David)
+Allow UNION in subselects
+Add auto-size to screen to \d? commands(Bruce)
+Use UNION to show all \d? results in one query(Bruce)
+Add \d? field search feature(Bruce)
+Pg_dump issues fewer \connect requests(Tom)
+Document pg_dump -z flag in manual page(Tom)
+Add HAVING clause with full support for subselects and unions(Stephan)
+Full text indexing routines in contrib/fulltextindex(Marteen)
+Transaction ids now stored in shared memory(Vadim)
+New PGCLIENTENCODING when issuing COPY command(Tatsuo)
+Support for SQL92 syntax "SET NAMES"(Tatsuo)
+Support for LATIN2-5(Tatsuo)
+Add UNICODE regression test case(Tatsuo)
+Lock manager cleanup, new locking modes for LLL(Vadim)
+Allow index use with OR clauses(Bruce)
+Allows "SELECT NULL ORDER BY 1;"
+Explain VERBOSE prints the plan, and now pretty-prints the plan to
+the postmaster log file(Bruce)
+Add Indices display to \d command(Bruce)
+Allow GROUP BY on functions(David)
+New pg_class.relkind for large objects(Bruce)
+New way to send libpq NOTICE messages to a different location(Tom)
+New \w write command to psql(Bruce)
+New /contrib/findoidjoins scans oid columns to find join relationships(Bruce)
+Allow binary-compatible indices to be considered when checking for valid
+indices for restriction clauses containing a constant(Thomas)
+New ISBN/ISSN code in /contrib/isbn_issn
+Allow NOT LIKE, IN, NOT IN, BETWEEN, and NOT BETWEEN constraint(Thomas)
+New rewrite system fixes many problems with rules and views(Jan)
+	* Rules on relations work
+	* Event qualifications on insert/update/delete work
+	* New OLD variable to reference CURRENT, CURRENT will be remove in future
+	* Update rules can reference NEW and OLD in rule qualifications/actions
+	* Insert/update/delete rules on views work
+	* Multiple rule actions are now supported, surrounded by parentheses
+	* Regular users can create views/rules on tables they have RULE permits
+	* Rules and views inherit the permissions on the creator
+	* No rules at the column level
+	* No UPDATE NEW/OLD rules
+	* New pg_rule and pg_view system views
+	* Only a single action on SELECT rules
+	* Total rewrite overhaul, perhaps for 6.5
+
+System indexes are now multi-key(Bruce)
+Oidint2, oidint4, and oidname types are removed(Bruce)
+Use system cache for more system table lookups(Bruce)
+New backend programming language PL/pgSQL in backend/pl(Jan)
+New SERIAL data type, auto-creates sequence/index(Thomas)
+Enable assert checking without a recompile(Massimo)
+User lock enhancements(Massimo)
+New setval() command to set sequence value(Massimo)
+Auto-remove unix socket file on startup if no postmaster running(Massimo)
+Conditional trace package(Massimo)
+New UNLISTEN command(Massimo)
+Psql now compiles under win32 using win32.mak(Magnus)
+Lo_read no longer stores trailing NULL(Bruce)
+Identifiers are now truncated to 31 characters internally(Bruce)
+
+Source Tree Changes
+-------------------
+/contrib cleanup(Jun)
+Inline some small functions called for every row(Bruce)
+Alpha/linux fixes
+Hp/UX cleanups(Tom)
+Multi-byte regression tests(Soonmyung.)
+Remove --disabled options from configure
+Define PGDOC to use POSTGRESDIR by default
+Make regression optional
+Remove extra braces code to pgindent(Bruce)
+Add bsdi shared library support(Bruce)
+New --without-CXX support configure option(Brook)
+New FAQ_CVS
+Update backend flowchart in tools/backend(Bruce)
+Change atttypmod from int16 to int32(Bruce, Tom)
+Getrusage() fix for platforms that do not have it(Tom)
+Add PGUSER to libpq man page
+Ns32k platform fixes(Phil Nelson)
+Sco 7/UnixWare 2.x fixes(Billy,others)
+Sparc/Solaris 2.5 fixes(Ryan)
+Pgbuiltin.3 is obsolete, move to doc files(Thomas)
+Even more documention(Thomas)
+
+
+
 PostgreSQL 6.3.2             Tue Apr  7 16:53:16 EDT 1998
 =========================================================
 

INSTALL

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ POSTGRESQL INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
 Copyright (c) 1997 Regents of  the University of California
 
 This is file /usr/src/pgsql/INSTALL.  It contains notes on how to install
-PostgreSQL v6.3.2.  Up to date information on PostgreSQL may be found at
+PostgreSQL v6.4.  Up to date information on PostgreSQL may be found at
 http://www.postgresql.org.
 
 PostgreSQL is an RDBMS database server.  It is not completely ANSI SQL
@@ -68,14 +68,11 @@ You should have at least 8 MB of memory and at least 45 MB of disk space
 to hold the source, binaries, and user databases.  After installation
 you may reduce this to about 3 Mbytes plus space for user databases.
 
-To those upgrading from PostgreSQL 6.3:
----------------------------------------
-
-A dump/restore is NOT required for those running 6.3.  A
-'make distclean', 'make', and 'make install' is all that is required.
-This last step should be performed while the postmaster is not running.
-You should re-link any custom applications that use PostgreSQL libraries.
+To those upgrading from PostgreSQL 6.3.*:
+----------------------------------------
 
+A dump/restore is required for those running 6.3.*.  pg_dumpall can help
+with this task.
 
 To those doing a fresh install or upgrading from previous releases of
 PostgreSQL:
@@ -118,7 +115,7 @@ PostgreSQL:
 
       To check for disk space, use command "df -k".
 
-  4) Ftp file ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-6.3.2.tar.gz from the
+  4) Ftp file ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-6.4.tar.gz from the
      Internet.  Store it in your home directory.
 
   5) Some platforms use flex.  If your system uses flex then make sure
@@ -160,7 +157,7 @@ PostgreSQL:
      step.  Type (with the gunzip line and the following line typed as one
      line):
         cd
-        gunzip -c postgresql-6.3.2.tar.gz |
+        gunzip -c postgresql-6.4.tar.gz |
             tar xvf - src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall
         chmod a+x src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall
         src/bin/pg_dump/pg_dumpall > db.out
@@ -226,7 +223,7 @@ PostgreSQL:
 
  10) Unzip and untar the new source file.  Type
         cd /usr/src/pgsql
-        gunzip -c ~/postgresql-6.3.2.tar.gz | tar xvf -
+        gunzip -c ~/postgresql-6.4.tar.gz | tar xvf -
 
  11) Configure the source code for your system.  It is this step at which
      you can specify your actual source path and installation paths for
@@ -433,7 +430,7 @@ PostgreSQL:
      PostgreSQL.
 
      For a i686/Linux-ELF platform, no tests failed since this is the
-     v6.3.2 regression testing reference platform.
+     v6.4 regression testing reference platform.
 
      For the SPARC/Linux-ELF platform, using the 970525 beta version of
      PostgreSQL v6.2 the following tests "failed":
@@ -553,7 +550,7 @@ PostgreSQL:
         rm -rf /usr/local/pgsql_6_0
         # Also delete old database directory tree if it is not in
         #  /usr/local/pgsql_6_0/data
-        rm ~/postgresql-6.3.2.tar.gz
+        rm ~/postgresql-6.4.tar.gz
 
  26) You will probably want to print out the documentation.  Here is how
      you might do it if you have Ghostscript on your system and are
@@ -580,7 +577,7 @@ PostgreSQL:
      supported platforms.  We therefore ask you to let us know if you did
      or did not get PostgreSQL to work on you system.  Please send a
      mail message to pgsql-ports@postgresql.org telling us the following:
-       - The version of PostgreSQL (6.3.2, 6.2.1, beta 970703, etc.).
+       - The version of PostgreSQL (6.4, 6.3.2, beta 970703, etc.).
        - Your operating system (i.e. RedHat v4.0 Linux v2.0.26).
        - Your hardware (SPARC, i486, etc.).
        - Did you compile, install and run the regression tests cleanly?

README

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PostgreSQL Data Base Management System (formerly known as Postgres, then
 as Postgres95).
   
-This directory contains the version 6.3.2 release of the PostgreSQL
+This directory contains the version 6.4 release of the PostgreSQL
 database server.  The server is not ANSI SQL compliant, but it gets
 closer with every release.  After you unzip and untar the distribution
 file, look at file INSTALL for the installation notes and file HISTORY

doc/bug.template

@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ System Configuration
 
   Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) 	:
 
-  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.3.2)  :   PostgreSQL-6.3.2
+  PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-6.4)  :   PostgreSQL-6.4
 
-  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.7.2)		:
+  Compiler used (example:  gcc 2.8.0)		:
 
 
 Please enter a FULL description of your problem:

register.txt

 
 
-(1998-05-31)
+(1998-09-01)
 PostgreSQL has a Web site at http://www.postgresql.org/ which carries details
 on the latest release, upcoming features, and other information to make your
 work or play with PostgreSQL more productive.

src/bin/pgaccess/README.pga

@@ -22,15 +22,15 @@ PROVIDE MAINTENANCE, SUPPORT, UPDATES, ENHANCEMENTS, OR MODIFICATIONS.
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
-PGACCESS 0.86 29 March 1998
+PGACCESS 0.88 7 June 1998
 ================================
-I dedicate this program to my little 4 year daughter Ana-Maria and my wife
-for their understanding. I hope they will forgive me for spending so many
+I dedicate this program to my little daughters Ana-Maria and Emilia and to my
+wife for their understanding. I hope they will forgive me for spending so many
 time far from them.
 
 
 
-1.Why PGACCESS ?
+1.Why PgAccess ?
 
 First of all because PostgreSQL lacks a graphical interface where you
 can manage your tables, edit them, define queries, sequences and
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pgaccess.tcl file.
 
 4.What does it now ?
 
-- Opens any database on a specified host at the specified port.
+- Opens any database on a specified host at the specified port, username and password
 - Perform vacuum command.
 - Saves preferences in ~/pgaccessrc file
 

src/bin/pgaccess/index.html

@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@ PgAccess - a database management tool for <A HREF="http://www.postgreSQL.org">Po
 
 <P>This program is protected by the following <A HREF="copyright.html">copyright</A>
 <LI>
-<A HREF="pgaccess-0.86.tar.gz">Download the last version of PgAccess (press
+<A HREF="pgaccess-0.88.tar.gz">Download the last version of PgAccess (press
 shift and click this link)</A>.</LI>
 
 
-<P>Latest version of PgAccess is 0.86 , 29 March 1998 !
-<BR>&nbsp;
+<P>Latest version of PgAccess is 0.88 , 7 June 1998 !
+<BR><br>&nbsp;
+<font color='red'><b>NEW * NEW * NEW *</b></font> Precompiled libpgtcl and libpq binaries for i386 are <a href='ftp://ftp.flex.ro/pub/pgaccess'> here </a>!!!
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src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES

@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ README
 INSTALL
 HISTORY
 register.txt
-configure.in
 doc/Machine-specific FAQ's
 doc/TODO
 doc/bug.template
-make new /mirgration file
 update include/version.h after release
 update backend/parser/scan.c and gram.c so  flex/bison not necessary
 update pgaccess