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Vadim is "Vadim B. Mikheev" <vadim@sable.krasnoyarsk.su>
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Vivek is Vivek Khera <khera@kci.kciLink.com>
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Changes in this release:
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------------------------
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Restructured object file generation/location(Bryan, Marc)
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Restructured port-specific file locations(Bryan, Marc)
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Makefile restructuring(Bryan, Marc)
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all functions now have prototypes that are compared against the calls
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unused/uninialized variables corrected
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gcc -Wall compiles cleanly with warnings only from unfixable constructs
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major include file reorganization/reduction(Marc)
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reduced the number of #define's, centeralized #define's
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removed many os-specific #define's
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fixed a few small memory leaks
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removed duplicate system oid's
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overhauled parser/analyze code to properly report errors and increase speed
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properly report errors when INSERT ... SELECT columns did not match
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properly report errors when insert column names were not correct
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minor improvements to rules system
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execute lowercase function names if not found with exact case
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change oid constants used in code to #define names
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Memory leaks (hunt and destroy with tools like Purify(Kurt)
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fix unitialized reads of memory(Kurt)
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fix array over-runs of memory writes(Kurt)
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Change default decimal constant representation from float4 to float8(Bruce)
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Allow libpq to distinguish between text value '' and null(Bruce)
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Starting quote in insert string errors(Bruce)
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Bug Fixes
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---------
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ALTER TABLE bug - running postgress process needs to re-read table definition
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Allow non-postgres users with createdb privs to destroydb's
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Prevent SELECT NULL from crashing server (Bruce)
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Allow vacuum to be run on one table or entire database(Bruce)
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Array fixes
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Fix array over-runs of memory writes(Kurt)
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Fix elusive btree range/non-range bug(Dan)
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Remove duplicate system catalog info or report mismatches(Dan)
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Remove duplicate OIDS in system tables(Dan)
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Prevent postmaster from being run as root
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Implement IN qualifier(Bruce)
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Implement BETWEEN qualifier(Bruce)
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add synonym of != for <>(Bruce)
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add UNIQUE index capability(Dan)
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Re-visit and fix vacuum(Vadim)
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speed up vacuum(Vadim)
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can't shrink tables, pg_time and pg_log(Vadim & Erich)
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allow actual compression, not just reuse on the same page(Vadim)
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allow vacuum to be run on one table or entire database(Bruce)
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Reverse meaning of HBA masks(Bryan)
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Fix for hash indexes on some types like time and date
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Fix for pg_log size explosion
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Fix permissions on lo_export()(Bruce)
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Fix unitialized reads of memory(Kurt)
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Fixed ALTER TABLE ... char(3) bug(Bruce)
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Fixed a few small memory leaks
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Fixed output of group acl permissions
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Memory leaks (hunt and destroy with tools like Purify(Kurt)
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Minor improvements to rules system
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NOTIFY fixes
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New asserts for run-checking
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Overhauled parser/analyze code to properly report errors and increase speed
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Pg_dump -d now handles NULL's properly(Bruce)
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Prevent SELECT NULL from crashing server (Bruce)
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Properly report errors when INSERT ... SELECT columns did not match
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Properly report errors when insert column names were not correct
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Psql \g filename now works(Bruce)
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Psql fixed problem with multiple statements on one line with multiple outputs
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Removed duplicate system oid's
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Several fixes for queries that crashed the backend
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Starting quote in insert string errors(Bruce)
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Submiting an empty query now returns empty status, not just " " query(Bruce)
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Enhancements
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------------
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Add UNIQUE index capability(Dan)
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Add hostname/user level access control rather than just hostname and user
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Allow restriction on who can create C functions(Bryan)
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Add synonym of != for <>(Bruce)
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Allow "select oid,* from table"
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Allow BY,ORDER BY to specify columns by number, or by non-alias table.column(Bruce)
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Allow COPY from the frontend(Bryan)
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Allow GROUP BY to use alias column name(Bruce)
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Allow actual compression, not just reuse on the same page(Vadim)
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Allow installation-configuration option to auto-add all local users(Bryan)
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Allow libpq to distinguish between text value '' and null(Bruce)
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Allow non-postgres users with createdb privs to destroydb's
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Allow restriction on who can create C functions(Bryan)
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Allow restriction on who can do backend COPY(Bryan)
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allow COPY from the frontend(Bryan)
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Secure Authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Idend authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Can shrink tables, pg_time and pg_log(Vadim & Erich)
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Change debug level 2 to print queries only, changed debug heading layout(Bruce)
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Change default decimal constant representation from float4 to float8(Bruce)
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Execute lowercase function names if not found with exact case
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Fixes for aggregate/GROUP processing, allow 'select sum(func(x),sum(x+y) from z'
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Gist now included in the distrubution(Marc)
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Idend authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Implement BETWEEN qualifier(Bruce)
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Implement IN qualifier(Bruce)
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Libpq has PQgetisnull()(Bruce)
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Libpq++ improvements
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New options to initdb(Bryan)
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Pg_dump allow dump of oid's(Bruce)
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Pg_dump create indexes after tables are loaded for speed(Bruce)
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Pg_dump(Bruce)
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Pginterface additions for NULL values(Bruce)
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Prevent postmaster from being run as root
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Psql \h and \? is now readable(Bruce)
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Psql allow backslashed, semicolons anywhere on the line(Bruce)
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Psql changed command prompt for lines in query or in quotes(Bruce)
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Psql char(3) now displays as (bp)char in \d output(Bruce)
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Psql return code now more accurate(Bryan?)
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Psql updated help syntax(Bruce)
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Re-visit and fix vacuum(Vadim)
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Reduce size of regression diffs, remove timezone name difference(Bruce)
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Remove compile-time parameters to enable binary distributions(Bryan)
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Merge bsdi_2_1 to bsdi(Bruce)
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pg_dump(Bruce)
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allow dump of oid's
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create indexes after tables are loaded for speed
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pg_dump -d now handles NULL's properly
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psql(Bruce)
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fixed problem with multiple statements on one line with multiple outputs
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changed command prompt for lines in query or in quotes
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allow backslashed, semicolons anywhere on the line
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\h and \? is now readable
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\g filename now works
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updated help syntax
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char(3) now displays as (bp)char in \d output
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return code now more accurate(Bryan?)
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new config.h file(Marc, Bryan)
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fix permissions on lo_export()(Bruce)
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Reverse meaning of HBA masks(Bryan)
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Secure Authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Speed up vacuum(Vadim)
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Source tree changes
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-------------------
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All functions now have prototypes that are compared against the calls
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Allow asserts to be disabled easly from Makefile.global(Bruce)
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Change oid constants used in code to #define names
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Decoupled sparc and solaris defines(Kurt)
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Gcc -Wall compiles cleanly with warnings only from unfixable constructs
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Major include file reorganization/reduction(Marc)
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Make now stops on compile failure(Bryan)
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submiting an empty query now returns empty status, not just " " query(Bruce)
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several fixes for queries that crashed the backend
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portability additions, including Ultrix, DG/UX, AIX, and Solaris
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fix for pg_log size explosion
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decoupled sparc and solaris defines(Kurt)
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new options to initdb(Bryan)
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allow asserts to be disabled easly from Makefile.global(Bruce)
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allow "select oid,* from table"
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NOTIFY fixes
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Makefile restructuring(Bryan, Marc)
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Merge bsdi_2_1 to bsdi(Bruce)
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Monitor program removed
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Name change from Postgres95 to PostgreSQL
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New config.h file(Marc, Bryan)
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PG_VERSION now set to 6.0 and used by postmaster
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libpq has PQgetisnull()(Bruce)
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pginterface additions for NULL values(Bruce)
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fixed ALTER TABLE ... char(3) bug(Bruce)
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fixed output of group acl permissions
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new asserts for run-checking
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name change from Postgres95 to PostgreSQL
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monitor program removed
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fix for hash indexes on some types like time and date
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gist now included in the distrubution(Marc)
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array fixes
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fixes for aggregate/GROUP processing, allow 'select sum(func(x),sum(x+y) from z'
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libpq++ improvements
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Allow BY,ORDER BY to specify columns by number, or by non-alias table.column(Bruce)
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Allow GROUP BY to use alias column name(Bruce)
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Portability additions, including Ultrix, DG/UX, AIX, and Solaris
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Reduced the number of #define's, centeralized #define's
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Remove duplicate OIDS in system tables(Dan)
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Remove duplicate system catalog info or report mismatches(Dan)
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Removed many os-specific #define's
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Restructured object file generation/location(Bryan, Marc)
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Restructured port-specific file locations(Bryan, Marc)
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Unused/uninialized variables corrected
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176
doc/TODO
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doc/TODO
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====================================================
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TODO list (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
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====================================================
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last updated: Thu Dec 26 09:03:38 EST 1996
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last updated: Thu Dec 26 23:45:50 EST 1996
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current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (maillist@candle.pha.pa.us)
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@ -160,97 +160,101 @@ Change c.h "Index" and "bool" so they do not conflict with c++
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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CHANGES IN 6.0 RELEASE
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Restructured object file generation/location(Bryan, Marc)
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Restructured port-specific file locations(Bryan, Marc)
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Makefile restructuring(Bryan, Marc)
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all functions now have prototypes that are compared against the calls
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unused/uninialized variables corrected
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gcc -Wall compiles cleanly with warnings only from unfixable constructs
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major include file reorganization/reduction(Marc)
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reduced the number of #define's, centeralized #define's
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removed many os-specific #define's
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fixed a few small memory leaks
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removed duplicate system oid's
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overhauled parser/analyze code to properly report errors and increase speed
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properly report errors when INSERT ... SELECT columns did not match
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properly report errors when insert column names were not correct
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minor improvements to rules system
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execute lowercase function names if not found with exact case
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change oid constants used in code to #define names
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Memory leaks (hunt and destroy with tools like Purify(Kurt)
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fix unitialized reads of memory(Kurt)
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fix array over-runs of memory writes(Kurt)
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Change default decimal constant representation from float4 to float8(Bruce)
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Allow libpq to distinguish between text value '' and null(Bruce)
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Starting quote in insert string errors(Bruce)
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Bug Fixes
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---------
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ALTER TABLE bug - running postgress process needs to re-read table definition
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Allow non-postgres users with createdb privs to destroydb's
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Prevent SELECT NULL from crashing server (Bruce)
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Allow vacuum to be run on one table or entire database(Bruce)
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Array fixes
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Fix array over-runs of memory writes(Kurt)
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Fix elusive btree range/non-range bug(Dan)
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Remove duplicate system catalog info or report mismatches(Dan)
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Remove duplicate OIDS in system tables(Dan)
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Prevent postmaster from being run as root
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Implement IN qualifier(Bruce)
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Implement BETWEEN qualifier(Bruce)
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add synonym of != for <>(Bruce)
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add UNIQUE index capability(Dan)
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Re-visit and fix vacuum(Vadim)
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speed up vacuum(Vadim)
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can't shrink tables, pg_time and pg_log(Vadim & Erich)
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allow actual compression, not just reuse on the same page(Vadim)
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allow vacuum to be run on one table or entire database(Bruce)
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Reverse meaning of HBA masks(Bryan)
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Fix for hash indexes on some types like time and date
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Fix for pg_log size explosion
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Fix permissions on lo_export()(Bruce)
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Fix unitialized reads of memory(Kurt)
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Fixed ALTER TABLE ... char(3) bug(Bruce)
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Fixed a few small memory leaks
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Fixed output of group acl permissions
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Memory leaks (hunt and destroy with tools like Purify(Kurt)
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Minor improvements to rules system
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NOTIFY fixes
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New asserts for run-checking
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Overhauled parser/analyze code to properly report errors and increase speed
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Pg_dump -d now handles NULL's properly(Bruce)
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Prevent SELECT NULL from crashing server (Bruce)
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Properly report errors when INSERT ... SELECT columns did not match
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Properly report errors when insert column names were not correct
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Psql \g filename now works(Bruce)
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Psql fixed problem with multiple statements on one line with multiple outputs
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Removed duplicate system oid's
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Several fixes for queries that crashed the backend
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Starting quote in insert string errors(Bruce)
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Submiting an empty query now returns empty status, not just " " query(Bruce)
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Enhancements
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------------
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Add UNIQUE index capability(Dan)
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Add hostname/user level access control rather than just hostname and user
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Allow restriction on who can create C functions(Bryan)
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Add synonym of != for <>(Bruce)
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Allow "select oid,* from table"
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Allow BY,ORDER BY to specify columns by number, or by non-alias table.column(Bruce)
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Allow COPY from the frontend(Bryan)
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Allow GROUP BY to use alias column name(Bruce)
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Allow actual compression, not just reuse on the same page(Vadim)
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Allow installation-configuration option to auto-add all local users(Bryan)
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Allow libpq to distinguish between text value '' and null(Bruce)
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Allow non-postgres users with createdb privs to destroydb's
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Allow restriction on who can create C functions(Bryan)
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Allow restriction on who can do backend COPY(Bryan)
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allow COPY from the frontend(Bryan)
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Secure Authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Idend authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Can shrink tables, pg_time and pg_log(Vadim & Erich)
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Change debug level 2 to print queries only, changed debug heading layout(Bruce)
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Change default decimal constant representation from float4 to float8(Bruce)
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Execute lowercase function names if not found with exact case
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Fixes for aggregate/GROUP processing, allow 'select sum(func(x),sum(x+y) from z'
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Gist now included in the distrubution(Marc)
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Idend authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Implement BETWEEN qualifier(Bruce)
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Implement IN qualifier(Bruce)
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Libpq has PQgetisnull()(Bruce)
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Libpq++ improvements
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New options to initdb(Bryan)
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Pg_dump allow dump of oid's(Bruce)
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Pg_dump create indexes after tables are loaded for speed(Bruce)
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Pg_dump(Bruce)
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Pginterface additions for NULL values(Bruce)
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Prevent postmaster from being run as root
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Psql \h and \? is now readable(Bruce)
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Psql allow backslashed, semicolons anywhere on the line(Bruce)
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Psql changed command prompt for lines in query or in quotes(Bruce)
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Psql char(3) now displays as (bp)char in \d output(Bruce)
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Psql return code now more accurate(Bryan?)
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Psql updated help syntax(Bruce)
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Re-visit and fix vacuum(Vadim)
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Reduce size of regression diffs, remove timezone name difference(Bruce)
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Remove compile-time parameters to enable binary distributions(Bryan)
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Merge bsdi_2_1 to bsdi(Bruce)
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pg_dump(Bruce)
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allow dump of oid's
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create indexes after tables are loaded for speed
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pg_dump -d now handles NULL's properly
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psql(Bruce)
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fixed problem with multiple statements on one line with multiple outputs
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changed command prompt for lines in query or in quotes
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allow backslashed, semicolons anywhere on the line
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\h and \? is now readable
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\g filename now works
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updated help syntax
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char(3) now displays as (bp)char in \d output
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return code now more accurate(Bryan?)
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new config.h file(Marc, Bryan)
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fix permissions on lo_export()(Bruce)
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Make now stops on compile failure(Bryan)
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submiting an empty query now returns empty status, not just " " query(Bruce)
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several fixes for queries that crashed the backend
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portability additions, including Ultrix, DG/UX, AIX, and Solaris
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fix for pg_log size explosion
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decoupled sparc and solaris defines(Kurt)
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new options to initdb(Bryan)
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allow asserts to be disabled easly from Makefile.global(Bruce)
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allow "select oid,* from table"
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NOTIFY fixes
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PG_VERSION now set to 6.0 and used by postmaster
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libpq has PQgetisnull()(Bruce)
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pginterface additions for NULL values(Bruce)
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fixed ALTER TABLE ... char(3) bug(Bruce)
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fixed output of group acl permissions
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new asserts for run-checking
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name change from Postgres95 to PostgreSQL
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monitor program removed
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fix for hash indexes on some types like time and date
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gist now included in the distrubution(Marc)
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array fixes
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fixes for aggregate/GROUP processing, allow 'select sum(func(x),sum(x+y) from z'
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libpq++ improvements
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Allow BY,ORDER BY to specify columns by number, or by non-alias table.column(Bruce)
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Allow GROUP BY to use alias column name(Bruce)
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Reverse meaning of HBA masks(Bryan)
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Secure Authentication of local users(Bryan)
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Speed up vacuum(Vadim)
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Source tree changes
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-------------------
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All functions now have prototypes that are compared against the calls
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Allow asserts to be disabled easly from Makefile.global(Bruce)
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Change oid constants used in code to #define names
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Decoupled sparc and solaris defines(Kurt)
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Gcc -Wall compiles cleanly with warnings only from unfixable constructs
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Major include file reorganization/reduction(Marc)
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Make now stops on compile failure(Bryan)
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Makefile restructuring(Bryan, Marc)
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Merge bsdi_2_1 to bsdi(Bruce)
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Monitor program removed
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Name change from Postgres95 to PostgreSQL
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New config.h file(Marc, Bryan)
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PG_VERSION now set to 6.0 and used by postmaster
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Portability additions, including Ultrix, DG/UX, AIX, and Solaris
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Reduced the number of #define's, centeralized #define's
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Remove duplicate OIDS in system tables(Dan)
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Remove duplicate system catalog info or report mismatches(Dan)
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Removed many os-specific #define's
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Restructured object file generation/location(Bryan, Marc)
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Restructured port-specific file locations(Bryan, Marc)
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Unused/uninialized variables corrected
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