use of already-freed strings, other silliness.  Also fix reporting of
config file syntax errors so that it actually works reasonably well
(eg, points at the correct line).  Use palloc instead of malloc for
temporary storage to reduce code clutter.

not supposed to (fixes problem with postmaster aborting due to mistaken
postgresql.conf change); don't call superuser() when not inside a
transaction (fixes coredump when, eg, try to set log_statement from
PGOPTIONS); some message style guidelines enforcement.

default tablespace --- they should always go in the database's default
tablespace.  Adjust heap_create() API so that it is passed the relkind
to make this easier; should simplify any further tweaking of the same
sort.

relation is already opened by smgr.

would always be already open at the smgr level.  Per bug report from
Fabien Coelho.

to allow DBA to choose the form in which log filenames reflect the
current time.  Also allow for truncating instead of appending to
pre-existing files --- this is convenient when the log filename pattern
rewrites the same names cyclically.  Per Ed L.

tag configure beta2

the slock_t datatype (ie, declared type smaller than what the hardware
TAS instruction needs).

info was apparently mistranscribed in s_lock code rearrangement.

for the tutorial files right here.

startup, just to be sure that there's no leftover junk there.

only within COMMIT or ABORT records.

< * Fix oid2name and dbsize for tablespaces

write into a high-numbered segment of a relation that was later deleted.
We need to temporarily recreate missing segment files, instead of
failing.

during replay of CREATE DATABASE as well as the first time around.
Else it's possible that the copy operation will copy obsolete blocks.
We are still a long way from guaranteeing anything about using a
recently-written database as a CREATE template, but this seems needed
to ensure the existing behavior holds up during replay.

Dave Page

be written with quotes.  Minor copy-editing too.

Fix TablespaceCreateDbspace() to be able to create a dummy directory
in place of a dropped tablespace's symlink.  This eliminates the open
problem of a PANIC during WAL replay when a replayed action attempts
to touch a file in a since-deleted tablespace.  It also makes for a
significant improvement in the usability of PITR replay.

a more tolerable limit on the number of subtransactions or deleted files
in COMMIT and ABORT records.  Buy back the extra space by eliminating the
xl_xact_prev field, which isn't being used for anything and is rather
unlikely ever to be used for anything.
This does not force initdb, but you do need to do pg_resetxlog if you
want to upgrade an existing 8.0 installation without initdb.

Win32 WaitForMultipleObjects:

	ret = WaitForMultipleObjects(win32_numChildren, win32_childHNDArray,
	FALSE, 0);

Problem is 'win32_numChildren' could be more then 64 ( function supports
), problem basically arise ( kills postgres ) when you create more then
64 connections and terminate some of them sill leaving more then 64.

Claudio Natoli

James William Pye

>>GetLastError will
>>> give much more details than errno.
>>
>>How much more, really?  That mapping table gave me the impression that
>>the win32 error codes aren't all that much more detailed than errno...
>
>The mapping table is not complete. My winerror.h from the SDK
>lists 2209
>error codes, whereas errno.h lists 42...
>
>I still don't think we'll get that much more stuff. Right now,
>the Win32
>code paths that actually use the more advanced functions already write
>out the error number in case something happens. We can keep doing that
>for the other paths (ereport the error *number* when the mapping does
>not have a match). The map to errno will catch almost all cases, I
>think. And in the corner cases we can do with just the number, and use
>"net helpmsg" to get the actual message when checking...

Here's an attempt on this. new file goes in backend/port/win32.

Magnus Hagander

some possible causes of the stale postmaster.pid problem that some users
have reported.

- The service did not properly report that it accepts
SERVICE_CONTROL_SHUTDOWN events, thus it's possible the SCM simply
killed the postmaster on shutdown.

- 'WaitHints' are now given to the SCM to prevent it timing out if
pg_ctl doesn't respond to a control event quickly enough.

- During shutdown, the service checkpoint counter is incremented every
five seconds for up to a minute to prevent the SCM timing out and
assuming the service is not responding.

Dave Page

> > The patch adds missing the "libpgport.a" file to the installation under
> > "install-all-headers". It is needed by some contribs. I install the
> > library in "pkglibdir", but I was wondering whether it should be "libdir"?

Please find attached a small patch against current CVS head that fixes
pgport library installation so that it goes to libdir instead of
pkglibdir. It works for me.

Fabien Coelho

Philip Warner

Gavin Sherry