Commit 9c3f24bb authored by Tom Lane's avatar Tom Lane

Update release notes in preparation for RC1.

parent 02f37bd8
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<note> <note>
<title>Release date</title> <title>Release date</title>
<simpara>2006-1?-??</simpara> <simpara>2006-1?-??</simpara>
<para>CURRENT AS OF 2006-10-18</> <para>CURRENT AS OF 2006-11-05</>
</note> </note>
<sect2> <sect2>
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</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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<para>
C-language loadable modules must now include a
<link linkend="xfunc-c-dynload"><literal>PG_MODULE_MAGIC</></link>
macro call for version compatibility checking
(Martijn van Oosterhout)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
In <filename>contrib/xml2/</>, rename <function>xml_valid()</> to In <filename>contrib/xml2/</>, rename <function>xml_valid()</> to
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</para> </para>
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<para>
Improve reliability of long-term <acronym>WAL</> replay
(Heikki, Simon, Tom)
</para>
<para>
Formerly, trying to roll forward through more than 2 billion
transactions would not work due to XID wraparound. This meant
warm standby servers had to be reloaded
from fresh base backups periodically.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Add <link Add <link
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<para> <para>
Track tables needing vacuum with more accuracy (Alvaro) Track maximum XID age within individual tables, instead of whole databases (Alvaro)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This reduces the overhead involved in preventing transaction This reduces the overhead involved in preventing transaction
ID wraparound. ID wraparound, by avoiding unnecessary VACUUMs.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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<para> <para>
Such logging now shows statement names, bind parameter Such logging now shows statement names, bind parameter
values, and the text of the query being executed. values, and the text of the query being executed. Also,
the query text is properly included in logged error messages
when enabled by <varname>log_min_error_statement</>.
</para> </para>
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<para>
Fix <quote>failed to re-find parent key</> errors in
<command>VACUUM</> (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Clean out <filename>pg_internal.init</> cache files during server
restart (Simon)
</para>
<para>
This avoids a hazard that the cache files might contain stale
data after PITR recovery.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</sect3> </sect3>
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