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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>
......@@ -163,15 +163,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Set <link
linkend="guc-escape-string-warning"><varname>escape_string_warning</></link>
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
<link linkend="sql-syntax-strings">non-escape (non-<literal>E''</>)
strings</link>.
This issues a warning if backslash escapes are used in
<link linkend="sql-syntax-strings">non-escape (non-<literal>E''</>)
strings</link>.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -189,26 +189,26 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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 <link linkend="row-wise-comparison">row comparisons</link>
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>
......@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Have <link linkend="SQL-SET-CONSTRAINTS"><command>SET
CONSTRAINT</></link> affect only one constraint (Kris Jurka)
Have <link linkend="SQL-SET-CONSTRAINTS"><command>SET
CONSTRAINT</></link> affect only one constraint (Kris Jurka)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Change <link linkend="functions-array">array concatenation</link>
to match documented behavior (Tom)
Change <link linkend="functions-array">array concatenation</link>
to match documented behavior (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -272,9 +272,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Make command-line options of <application>postmaster</>
and <link linkend="app-postgres"><application>postgres</></link>
identical (Peter)
Make command-line options of <application>postmaster</>
and <link linkend="app-postgres"><application>postgres</></link>
identical (Peter)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Change <link
linkend="guc-log-duration"><varname>log_duration</></link>
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>
......@@ -311,12 +311,12 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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.
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>
......@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Zero unmasked bits in conversion from <link
linkend="datatype-inet"><type>INET</></link> to <link
linkend="datatype-inet"><type>CIDR</></link> (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>
......@@ -351,27 +351,27 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
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.
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 <link linkend="libpq"><application>libpq</></link>
<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 <link linkend="libpq"><application>libpq</></link>
<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>
......@@ -441,19 +441,19 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve efficiency of <link
linkend="functions-comparisons"><literal>IN</>
(list-of-expressions)</link> 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 <link
linkend="guc-shared-buffers"><varname>shared_buffers</></link>
and <link
linkend="guc-max-fsm-pages"><varname>max_fsm_pages</></link>
(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>
......@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>FILLFACTOR</> to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE">table</> and <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEINDEX">index</> creation (ITAGAKI
Takahiro)
Add <literal>FILLFACTOR</> to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE">table</> and <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEINDEX">index</> creation (ITAGAKI
Takahiro)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -519,8 +519,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow the planner to reorder <link linkend="queries-join">outer
joins</> in some circumstances (Tom)
Allow the planner to reorder <link linkend="queries-join">outer
joins</> in some circumstances (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -536,28 +536,28 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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 <link linkend="ddl-inherit">inherited
tables</> and <link linkend="queries-union"><literal>UNION
ALL</></link> 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 <link linkend="guc-constraint-exclusion">constraint
exclusion</> to be applied to <link
linkend="ddl-inherit">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>
......@@ -581,15 +581,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve multicolumn <link linkend="GiST"><acronym>GiST</></link>
indexing (Oleg, Teodor)
Improve multicolumn <link linkend="GiST"><acronym>GiST</></link>
indexing (Oleg, Teodor)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<link linkend="GiST"><acronym>GiST</></link> indexes now
are clusterable (Teodor)
<link linkend="GiST"><acronym>GiST</></link> indexes now
are clusterable (Teodor)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -614,12 +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 <link
linkend="functions-admin"><function>pg_stop_backup()</></link>.
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>
......@@ -629,11 +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 <link
linkend="functions-admin"><function>pg_stop_backup()</></link>
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>
......@@ -654,9 +654,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link
linkend="guc-archive-timeout"><varname>archive_timeout</></link>
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>
......@@ -666,8 +666,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add native <link linkend="auth-ldap"><acronym>LDAP</></link>
authentication (Magnus Hagander)
Add native <link linkend="auth-ldap"><acronym>LDAP</></link>
authentication (Magnus Hagander)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -678,10 +678,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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>
......@@ -693,9 +693,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add support for <link linkend="ssl-tcp"><acronym>SSL</>
Certificate Revocation List</link> (<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>
......@@ -709,9 +709,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
<link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
now shows autovacuum activity.
<link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
now shows autovacuum activity.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -733,34 +733,34 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
These values now appear in the <link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_*_tables</></link>
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
<link
linkend="guc-stats-command-string"><varname>stats_command_string</></link>
(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
<link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
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 <link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
(Tom)
Add a <literal>waiting</> column to <link
linkend="monitoring-stats-views-table"><literal>pg_stat_activity</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -771,10 +771,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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>
......@@ -785,17 +785,17 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
For example, you can now set <link
linkend="guc-shared-buffers"><varname>shared_buffer</></link>
to <literal>32000kB</>.
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 <link linkend="config-setting">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>
......@@ -821,10 +821,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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>
......@@ -836,10 +836,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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>
......@@ -853,9 +853,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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>
......@@ -867,9 +867,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <link linkend="SQL-UPDATE"><command>UPDATE</></link>
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>
......@@ -891,8 +891,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link linkend="SQL-TRUNCATE"><literal>CASCADE</></link>
option to <command>TRUNCATE</> (Joachim Wieland)
Add <link linkend="SQL-TRUNCATE"><literal>CASCADE</></link>
option to <command>TRUNCATE</> (Joachim Wieland)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -903,16 +903,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Support <literal>FOR UPDATE</> and <literal>FOR SHARE</>
in the same <link linkend="SQL-INSERT"><literal>SELECT</></link>
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 <link linkend="functions-comparisons"><literal>IS NOT
DISTINCT FROM</></link> (Pavel Stehule)
Add <link linkend="functions-comparisons"><literal>IS NOT
DISTINCT FROM</></link> (Pavel Stehule)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -925,9 +925,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Improve the length output used by <link
linkend="queries-union"><literal>UNION</></link>/<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>
......@@ -938,8 +938,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <link linkend="functions-like"><literal>ILIKE</></link>
to work for multi-byte encodings (Tom)
Allow <link linkend="functions-like"><literal>ILIKE</></link>
to work for multi-byte encodings (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -951,9 +951,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Enable <link
linkend="guc-standard-conforming-strings"><varname>standard_conforming_strings</></link>
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>
......@@ -966,17 +966,17 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add system view <link
linkend="view-pg-prepared-statements"><literal>pg_prepared_statements</></link>
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 <link
linkend="view-pg-cursors"><literal>pg_cursors</></link> 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>
......@@ -987,9 +987,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Support portal parameters in <link
linkend="SQL-EXPLAIN"><command>EXPLAIN</></link> and <link
linkend="SQL-EXECUTE"><command>EXECUTE</></link> (Tom)
Support portal parameters in <link
linkend="SQL-EXPLAIN"><command>EXPLAIN</></link> and <link
linkend="SQL-EXECUTE"><command>EXECUTE</></link> (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1000,10 +1000,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
If <acronym>SQL</>-level <link
linkend="SQL-PREPARE"><command>PREPARE</></link> 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>
......@@ -1040,9 +1040,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>TABLESPACE</> clause to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLEAS"><command>CREATE TABLE AS</></link>
(Neil)
Add <literal>TABLESPACE</> clause to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLEAS"><command>CREATE TABLE AS</></link>
(Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1052,9 +1052,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>ON COMMIT</> clause to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLEAS"><command>CREATE TABLE AS</></link>
(Neil)
Add <literal>ON COMMIT</> clause to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLEAS"><command>CREATE TABLE AS</></link>
(Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1066,9 +1066,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>INCLUDING CONSTRAINTS</> to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE"><command>CREATE TABLE LIKE</></link>
(Greg Stark)
Add <literal>INCLUDING CONSTRAINTS</> to <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETABLE"><command>CREATE TABLE LIKE</></link>
(Greg Stark)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1078,8 +1078,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow the creation of placeholder (shell) <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETYPE">types</link> (Martijn van Oosterhout)
Allow the creation of placeholder (shell) <link
linkend="SQL-CREATETYPE">types</link> (Martijn van Oosterhout)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1092,8 +1092,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add new aggregate creation <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEAGGREGATE">syntax</> (Tom)
Add new aggregate creation <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEAGGREGATE">syntax</> (Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1107,16 +1107,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
<link linkend="SQL-CREATEAGGREGATE">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 <link
linkend="SQL-CREATEROLE">ROLE PASSWORD NULL</link></>,
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>
......@@ -1134,16 +1134,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link linkend="SQL-DROP-OWNED"><literal>DROP OWNED</></link>
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 <link linkend="SQL-REASSIGN-OWNED"><literal>REASSIGN
OWNED</></link> 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>
......@@ -1154,8 +1154,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link linkend="SQL-GRANT"><command>GRANT ON SEQUENCE</></link>
syntax (Bruce)
Add <link linkend="SQL-GRANT"><command>GRANT ON SEQUENCE</></link>
syntax (Bruce)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1167,10 +1167,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link linkend="SQL-GRANT"><literal>USAGE</></link>
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>
......@@ -1183,8 +1183,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link linkend="SQL-ALTERTABLE"><literal>ALTER TABLE
... [ NO ] INHERIT</></link> (Greg Stark)
Add <link linkend="SQL-ALTERTABLE"><literal>ALTER TABLE
... [ NO ] INHERIT</></link> (Greg Stark)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1196,8 +1196,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <link linkend="SQL-COMMENT">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>
......@@ -1222,17 +1222,17 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
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.
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 <link linkend="functions-advisory-locks">advisory
locking</> functionality (Abhijit Menon-Sen, Tom)
Provide <link linkend="functions-advisory-locks">advisory
locking</> functionality (Abhijit Menon-Sen, Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1243,9 +1243,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <link linkend="SQL-COPY"><command>COPY</></link> 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>
......@@ -1256,25 +1256,25 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Have the <link linkend="SQL-COPY"><command>COPY</></link>
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 <link linkend="SQL-VACUUM"><command>VACUUM</></link>
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 <link linkend="APP-INITDB"><application>initdb</></link>
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>
......@@ -1286,8 +1286,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Avoid extra scan of tables without indexes during <link
linkend="SQL-VACUUM"><command>VACUUM</></link> (Greg Stark)
Avoid extra scan of tables without indexes during <link
linkend="SQL-VACUUM"><command>VACUUM</></link> (Greg Stark)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1307,9 +1307,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow full timezone names in <link
linkend="datatype-datetime"><type>timestamp</></link> values
(Joachim Wieland)
Allow full timezone names in <link
linkend="datatype-datetime"><type>timestamp</></link> values
(Joachim Wieland)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1325,30 +1325,30 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
The file name is controlled by the GUC variable <link
linkend="guc-timezone-abbreviations"><varname>timezone_abbreviations</></link>.
The file name is controlled by the GUC variable <link
linkend="guc-timezone-abbreviations"><varname>timezone_abbreviations</></link>.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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 <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)
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>
......@@ -1362,21 +1362,21 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <link
linkend="functions-formatting"><function>to_char()</></link>
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 <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)
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>
......@@ -1387,9 +1387,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add new function <link
linkend="functions-datetime-table"><function>justify_interval()</></link>
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>
......@@ -1415,9 +1415,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
New <link linkend="functions-geometry-op-table">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>
......@@ -1427,10 +1427,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add convenient arithmetic <link
linkend="cidr-inet-operators-table">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>
......@@ -1443,9 +1443,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add new aggregate <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-statistics-table">functions</>
from SQL2003 (Neil)
Add new aggregate <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-statistics-table">functions</>
from SQL2003 (Neil)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1461,9 +1461,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add SQL2003-standard statistical <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-statistics-table">aggregates</link>
(Sergey Koposov)
Add SQL2003-standard statistical <link
linkend="functions-aggregate-statistics-table">aggregates</link>
(Sergey Koposov)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1479,16 +1479,16 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <link linkend="SQL-CREATEDOMAIN">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 <link
linkend="ddl-constraints"><literal>CHECK</></link> constraints
everywhere (Neil, Tom)
Properly enforce domain <link
linkend="ddl-constraints"><literal>CHECK</></link> constraints
everywhere (Neil, Tom)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1501,34 +1501,34 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Fix problems with dumping renamed <link
linkend="datatype-serial"><type>SERIAL</></link> 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 <link linkend="SQL-ALTERSEQUENCE"><command>ALTER
SEQUENCE OWNED BY</></link> 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 <link
linkend="functions-datetime-delay"><function>pg_sleep()</></link>
(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 <link
linkend="datatype-oid"><type>tid</></link> (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>
......@@ -1578,9 +1578,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <literal>STRICT</> to <link
linkend="plpgsql-statements-sql-onerow"><command>SELECT
INTO</></link> (Matt Miller)
Add <literal>STRICT</> to <link
linkend="plpgsql-statements-sql-onerow"><command>SELECT
INTO</></link> (Matt Miller)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1628,9 +1628,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Honor <link
linkend="guc-check-function-bodies"><varname>check_function_bodies</></link>
(Tom)
Honor <link
linkend="guc-check-function-bodies"><varname>check_function_bodies</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1814,18 +1814,18 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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 <link linkend="APP-PGRESTORE"><application>pg_restore</></link>
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>
......@@ -1843,23 +1843,23 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link
linkend="libpq-misc"><function>PQencryptPassword()</></link>
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 <link linkend="SQL-ALTERROLE"><command>ALTER ROLE ...
PASSWORD</></link>.
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 <link
linkend="libpq-threading"><function>PQisthreadsafe()</></link>
(Bruce)
Add function <link
linkend="libpq-threading"><function>PQisthreadsafe()</></link>
(Bruce)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -1870,29 +1870,29 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
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)
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</> <link linkend="libpq-ldap">lookups</>
from <link
linkend="libpq-pgservice"><filename>pg_service.conf</></link>
(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 <link linkend="libpq-pgpass"><filename>.pgpass</></link>
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>
......@@ -1906,15 +1906,15 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <link linkend="SQL-SHOW"><command>SHOW</></link> 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 <link linkend="SQL-COPY"><command>COPY TO STDOUT</></link>
(Joachim Wieland)
Add <link linkend="SQL-COPY"><command>COPY TO STDOUT</></link>
(Joachim Wieland)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -1947,9 +1947,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <acronym>MSVC</> support for utility commands and <link
linkend="APP-PGDUMP"><application>pg_dump</></link> (Hiroshi
Saito)
Add <acronym>MSVC</> support for utility commands and <link
linkend="APP-PGDUMP"><application>pg_dump</></link> (Hiroshi
Saito)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -2006,8 +2006,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link linkend="GIN"><acronym>GIN</></link> (Generalized
Inverted iNdex) index access method (Teodor) ?
Add <link linkend="GIN"><acronym>GIN</></link> (Generalized
Inverted iNdex) index access method (Teodor) ?
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -2017,10 +2017,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
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).
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>
......@@ -2038,8 +2038,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
</para>
<para>
Use configure <link
linkend="configure"><literal>--with-libedit-preferred</></link>.
Use configure <link
linkend="configure"><literal>--with-libedit-preferred</></link>.
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -2102,18 +2102,18 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Rename existing <acronym>GUC</> variable
<varname>preload_libraries</> to <link
linkend="guc-shared-preload-libraries"><varname>shared_preload_libraries</></link>
(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 <link
linkend="guc-server-version-num"><varname>server_version_num</></link>
(Greg Sabino Mullane)
Add new GUC variable <link
linkend="guc-server-version-num"><varname>server_version_num</></link>
(Greg Sabino Mullane)
</para>
<para>
......@@ -2125,9 +2125,9 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add a <acronym>GUC</> variable <link
linkend="guc-seq-page-cost"><varname>seq_page_cost</></link>
(Tom)
Add a <acronym>GUC</> variable <link
linkend="guc-seq-page-cost"><varname>seq_page_cost</></link>
(Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
......@@ -2162,10 +2162,10 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
Add <link
linkend="xfunc-c-dynload"><literal>PG_MODULE_MAGIC</></link>
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>
......@@ -2194,8 +2194,8 @@ For new features, add links to the documentation sections.
<listitem>
<para>
New <link linkend="datatype-xml"><acronym>XML</></link>
documentation section (Bruce)
New <link linkend="datatype-xml"><acronym>XML</></link>
documentation section (Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
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