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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.615 2009/03/29 19:13:46 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.616 2009/03/30 18:34:56 momjian Exp $ -->
<!-- <!--
Typical markup: Typical markup:
@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</sect3> </sect3>
<sect3> <sect3>
<title><acronym>TOAST</></title> <title>Wide-Value Storage (<acronym>TOAST</>)</title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
@ -697,6 +697,77 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</sect3> </sect3>
<sect3>
<title>Continuous Archiving</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Have <function>pg_stop_backup()</> wait for modified <acronym>WAL</>
files to be archived (Simon)
</para>
<para>
This guarantees that the backup is valid at the time
<function>pg_stop_backup()</> completes.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Prevent normal shutdown if a continuous archiving base backup
is in progress (Laurenz Albe)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Cancel a continuous archiving base backup if a fast shutdown
is requested (Laurenz Albe)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <filename>recovery.conf</> boolean variables to take the
same range of string values as <filename>postgresql.conf</>
(Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>Authentication</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Report appropriate error message for combination of <literal>MD5</>
authentication and <varname>db_user_namespace</> enabled (Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Support regular expressions in <filename>pg_ident.conf</>
(Magnus)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <productname>Kerberos</>/<acronym>GSSAPI</> parameters
to be changed without restarting the postmaster (Magnus)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3> <sect3>
<title><filename>pg_hba.conf</></title> <title><filename>pg_hba.conf</></title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
@ -809,77 +880,6 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</sect3> </sect3>
<sect3>
<title>Authentication</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Report appropriate error message for combination of <literal>MD5</>
authentication and <varname>db_user_namespace</> enabled (Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Support regular expressions in <filename>pg_ident.conf</>
(Magnus)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <productname>Kerberos</>/<acronym>GSSAPI</> parameters
to be changed without restarting the postmaster (Magnus)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3>
<title>Continuous Archiving</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Have <function>pg_stop_backup()</> wait for modified <acronym>WAL</>
files to be archived (Simon)
</para>
<para>
This guarantees that the backup is valid at the time
<function>pg_stop_backup()</> completes.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Prevent normal shutdown if a continuous archiving base backup
is in progress (Laurenz Albe)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Cancel a continuous archiving base backup if a fast shutdown
is requested (Laurenz Albe)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Allow <filename>recovery.conf</> boolean variables to take the
same range of string values as <filename>postgresql.conf</>
(Bruce)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect3>
<sect3> <sect3>
<title>Queries</title> <title>Queries</title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
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</sect3> </sect3>
<sect3> <sect3>
<title><command>ALTER TABLE</></title> <title><command>TRUNCATE</></title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Add <command>ALTER TYPE RENAME</> (Petr Jelinek) Support statement-level <literal>ON TRUNCATE</> triggers (Simon)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>ALTER SEQUENCE ... RESTART</> (no parameter) to
reset a sequence to its initial value (Zoltan Boszormenyi)
bjm: compatibility problem?
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Modify the <command>ALTER TABLE</> syntax to allow all reasonable
combinations for tables, indexes, sequences, and views (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
New syntax supported (these formerly required <command>ALTER
TABLE</>)
</para>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER SEQUENCE OWNER TO</>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW ALTER COLUMN SET/DROP DEFAULT</>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW OWNER TO</>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW SET SCHEMA</>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Add support for the syntax <command>ALTER TABLE ... ALTER COLUMN Add <command>TRUNCATE TABLE</> ...
... SET DATA TYPE</> (Peter) <literal>RESTART</>/<literal>CONTINUE IDENTITY</> clauses
(Zoltan Boszormenyi)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
This is <acronym>SQL</>-standard syntax for functionality that The start value of a sequence can be changed by <command>ALTER
was already supported. SEQUENCE START WITH</>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Have <command>ALTER TABLE SET WITHOUT OIDS</> rewrite the table Allow <command>TRUNCATE tab1, tab1</> to succeed (Bruce)
to remove <type>OID</> values (Tom)
</para>
<para>
Also, add <command>ALTER TABLE SET WITH OIDS</> to rewrite the
table to add <type>OID</>s.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Add <command>ALTER DATABASE SET TABLESPACE</> to move a database Add a separate <command>TRUNCATE</> permission (Robert Haas)
to a new tablespace (Guillaume Lelarge, Bernd Helmle)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1120,37 +1066,31 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</sect3> </sect3>
<sect3> <sect3>
<title><command>TRUNCATE</></title> <title><command>EXPLAIN</></title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Support statement-level <literal>ON TRUNCATE</> triggers (Simon) Have <command>EXPLAIN VERBOSE</> show the output columns of a
</para> query (Tom)
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>TRUNCATE TABLE</> ...
<literal>RESTART</>/<literal>CONTINUE IDENTITY</> clauses
(Zoltan Boszormenyi)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
The start value of a sequence can be changed by <command>ALTER Previously <command>EXPLAIN VERBOSE</> output an internal
SEQUENCE START WITH</>. representation of the query plan. (That behavior is now
available via <varname>debug_print_plan</>.)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Allow <command>TRUNCATE tab1, tab1</> to succeed (Bruce) Have <command>EXPLAIN</> honor <varname>debug_print_plan</> (Tom)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Add a separate <command>TRUNCATE</> permission (Robert Haas) Allow <command>EXPLAIN</> on <command>CREATE TABLE AS</> (Peter)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
@ -1262,31 +1202,91 @@ do it for earlier branch release files.
</sect3> </sect3>
<sect3> <sect3>
<title><command>EXPLAIN</></title> <title><command>ALTER TABLE</></title>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Have <command>EXPLAIN VERBOSE</> show the output columns of a Add <command>ALTER TYPE RENAME</> (Petr Jelinek)
query (Tom)
</para> </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para> <para>
Previously <command>EXPLAIN VERBOSE</> output an internal Add <command>ALTER SEQUENCE ... RESTART</> (no parameter) to
representation of the query plan. (That behavior is now reset a sequence to its initial value (Zoltan Boszormenyi)
available via <varname>debug_print_plan</>.) bjm: compatibility problem?
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Have <command>EXPLAIN</> honor <varname>debug_print_plan</> (Tom) Modify the <command>ALTER TABLE</> syntax to allow all reasonable
combinations for tables, indexes, sequences, and views (Tom)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Allow <command>EXPLAIN</> on <command>CREATE TABLE AS</> (Peter) New syntax supported (these formerly required <command>ALTER
TABLE</>)
</para>
<para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER SEQUENCE OWNER TO</>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW ALTER COLUMN SET/DROP DEFAULT</>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW OWNER TO</>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<command>ALTER VIEW SET SCHEMA</>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add support for the syntax <command>ALTER TABLE ... ALTER COLUMN
... SET DATA TYPE</> (Peter)
</para>
<para>
This is <acronym>SQL</>-standard syntax for functionality that
was already supported.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Have <command>ALTER TABLE SET WITHOUT OIDS</> rewrite the table
to remove <type>OID</> values (Tom)
</para>
<para>
Also, add <command>ALTER TABLE SET WITH OIDS</> to rewrite the
table to add <type>OID</>s.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Add <command>ALTER DATABASE SET TABLESPACE</> to move a database
to a new tablespace (Guillaume Lelarge, Bernd Helmle)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>

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