@ -60,9 +60,12 @@ Remove the special behavior of OID columns (Andres Freund, John Naylor)
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Previously, a normally-invisible OID column could be specified during table creation using WITH OIDS; that ability has been removed. Columns can still be explicitly
Previously, a normally-invisible OID column could be specified during table
specified as type OID. pg_dump and pg_upgrade operations on databases using WITH OIDS will need adjustment. Many system tables now have an 'oid' column that will be
creation using WITH OIDS; that ability has been removed. Columns can
expanded with SELECT * by default.
still be explicitly specified as type OID. Operations on tables that
have columns named 'oid' (created using WITH OIDS) will need adjustment.
Many system tables now have an 'oid' column that will be expanded with
SELECT * by default.
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@ -99,7 +102,8 @@ Move recovery.conf settings into postgresql.conf (Fujii Masao, Simon Riggs, Abhi
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recovery.conf is no longer used, and recovery.signal and standby.signal are used to switch into non-primary mode.
recovery.conf is no longer used, and the server will not start if the
file exists. recovery.signal and standby.signal are now used to switch into non-primary mode.
trigger_file has been renamed to promote_trigger_file. The standby_mode setting has been removed.
trigger_file has been renamed to promote_trigger_file. The standby_mode setting has been removed.
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@ -172,6 +176,23 @@ Improve behavior and error reporting for the line data type (Emre Hasegeli)
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2019-02-13 [02ddd4993] Change floating-point output format for improved perform
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Avoid performing unnecessary rounding of REAL and DOUBLE PRECISION values (Andrew Gierth)
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This dramatically speeds up processing of floating-point values, though
trailing digits are display slightly differently. Users who wish to have output that is rounded can set