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<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> |
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<P>Last updated: Tue Nov 22 10:16:48 EST 2005</P> |
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<P>Last updated: Tue Nov 22 10:21:51 EST 2005</P> |
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<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= |
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"mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>) |
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<P>Visit the PostgreSQL bug form at <A href= |
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"http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug"> |
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http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug</A>.</P> |
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<P>Also check out our ftp site <A href= |
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http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug</A>. |
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Also check out our ftp site <A href= |
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"ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/">ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/</A> to |
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see if there is a more recent PostgreSQL version.</P> |
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list typically generates one of the following replies:</P> |
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<li>It is not a bug, and why</li> |
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<li>It is a known bug and is known already on the TODO list</li> |
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<li>It is a known bug and is already on the |
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<A href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">TODO</A> list</li> |
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<li>The bug has been fixed in the current release</li> |
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<li>The bug has been fixed but is not packaged yet in an official |
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release</li> |
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<li>A patch has been created and will be included in the next major |
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or minor release</li> |
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<li>The bug cannot be fixed immediately and is added |
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to the TODO list</li> |
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to the <A href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">TODO</A> |
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list</li> |
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</ul> |
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</li> |
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</ul> |
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<P>A feature request usually results in one of the following |
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replies:</P> |
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<ul> |
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<li>The feature is already on the TODO list</li> |
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<li>The feature is already on the |
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<A href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">TODO</A> |
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list</li> |
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<li>The feature is not desired because: |
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<li>It duplicates existing functionality that already |
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<li>The feature would be insecure or unreliable</li> |
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</ul> |
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</li> |
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<li>The new feature is added to the TODO list</li> |
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<li>The new feature is added to the |
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<A href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">TODO</A> list</li> |
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</ul> |
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<P>PostgreSQL does not use a bug tracking system because we find |
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it more efficient to respond directly to email and keep the TODO |
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it more efficient to respond directly to email and keep the |
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<A href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">TODO</A> |
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list up-to-date. In practice, bugs don't last very long in the |
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software, and bugs that affect a large number of users are fixed |
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rapidly. The only single place to find all changes, improvements, |
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