< Win32 API, and we have to make sure MinGW handles it.
> Win32 API, and we have to make sure MinGW handles it. Another
> option is to wait for the MinGW project to fix it, or use the
> code from the LibGW32C project as a guide.
> o Add long file support for binary pg_dump output
>
> While Win32 supports 64-bit files, the MinGW API does not,
> meaning we have to build an fseeko replacement on top of the
> Win32 API, and we have to make sure MinGW handles it.
< be cleared when a heap tuple is expired. Another idea is to maintain
< a bitmap of heap pages where all rows are visible to all backends,
< and allow index lookups to reference that bitmap to avoid heap
< lookups, perhaps the same bitmap we might add someday to determine
< which heap pages need vacuuming.
> be cleared when a heap tuple is expired.
>
> Another idea is to maintain a bitmap of heap pages where all rows
> are visible to all backends, and allow index lookups to reference
> that bitmap to avoid heap lookups, perhaps the same bitmap we might
> add someday to determine which heap pages need vacuuming. Frequently
> accessed bitmaps would have to be stored in shared memory. One 8k
> page of bitmaps could track 512MB of heap pages.
< the heap. One way to allow this is to set a bit to index tuples
> the heap. One way to allow this is to set a bit on index tuples
< be cleared when a heap tuple is expired.
<
> be cleared when a heap tuple is expired. Another idea is to maintain
> a bitmap of heap pages where all rows are visible to all backends,
> and allow index lookups to reference that bitmap to avoid heap
> lookups, perhaps the same bitmap we might add someday to determine
> which heap pages need vacuuming.
< * Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,
< triggers?)
> * Add SQL-standard MERGE command, typically used to merge two tables
>
> This is similar to UPDATE, then for unmatched rows, INSERT.
> Whether concurrent access allows modifications which could cause
> row loss is implementation independent.
>
> * Add REPLACE or UPSERT command that does UPDATE, or on failure, INSERT
< #A hyphen, "-", marks changes that will appear in the upcoming 8.1 release.#
> #A hyphen, "-", marks changes that will appear in the upcoming 8.2 release.#
< so duplicate checking can be easily performed.
> so duplicate checking can be easily performed. It is possible to
> do it without a unique index if we require the user to LOCK the table
> before the MERGE.
< * Add a libpq function to support Parse/DescribeStatement capability
< * Add PQescapeIdentifier() to libpq
< * Prevent PQfnumber() from lowercasing unquoted the column name
<
< PQfnumber() should never have been doing lowercasing, but historically
< it has so we need a way to prevent it
<
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>
>
> libpq
>
> o Add a function to support Parse/DescribeStatement capability
> o Add PQescapeIdentifier()
> o Prevent PQfnumber() from lowercasing unquoted the column name
>
> PQfnumber() should never have been doing lowercasing, but
> historically it has so we need a way to prevent it
>
> o Allow query results to be automatically batched to the client
>
> Currently, all query results are transfered to the libpq
> client before libpq makes the results available to the
> application. This feature would allow the application to make
> use of the first result rows while the rest are transfered, or
> held on the server waiting for them to be requested by libpq.
> One complexity is that a query like SELECT 1/col could error
> out mid-way through the result set.
< o Add a GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601
< format
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> o Add a GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601
> format
> o Improve timestamptz subtraction to be DST-aware
>
> Currently, subtracting one date from another that crosses a
> daylight savings time adjustment can return '1 day 1 hour', but
> adding that back to the first date returns a time one hour in
> the future. This is caused by the adjustment of '25 hours' to
> '1 day 1 hour', and '1 day' is the same time the next day, even
> if daylight savings adjustments are involved.
>
> o Fix interval display to support values exceeding 2^31 hours
> o Add overflow checking to timestamp and interval arithmetic
>
> o Add auto-expanded mode so expanded output is used if the row
> length is wider than the screen width.
>
> Consider using auto-expanded mode for backslash commands like \df+.
> * Prevent PQfnumber() from lowercasing unquoted the column name
>
> PQfnumber() should never have been doing lowercasing, but historically
> it has so we need a way to prevent it
>
< * Prevent libpq's PQfnumber() from lowercasing the column name
<
< One idea is to lowercase all identifiers except those that are
< surrounded by quotes.
<
<
< * Add code to detect an SMP machine and handle spinlocks accordingly
< from distributted.net, http://www1.distributed.net/source,
< in client/common/cpucheck.cpp
<
< On SMP machines, it is possible that locks might be released shortly,
< while on non-SMP machines, the backend should sleep so the process
< holding the lock can complete and release it.
< o %Add dumping of comments on composite type columns
< o %Add dumping of comments on index columns
< o Stop dumping CASCADE on DROP TYPE commands in clean mode
> o %Add dumping of comments on index columns and composite type columns
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> o Stop dumping CASCADE on DROP TYPE commands in clean mode
< * Prevent libpq's PQfnumber() from lowercasing the column name?
> * Prevent libpq's PQfnumber() from lowercasing the column name
>
> One idea is to lowercase all identifiers except those that are
> surrounded by quotes.
>
> o Allow selection of individual object(s) of all types, not just
> tables
> o In a selective dump, allow dumping of an object and all its
> dependencies
< * Consider compressing indexes by storing key prefix values shared by
> * Consider compressing indexes by storing key values duplicated in
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>
> This is difficult because it requires datatype-specific knowledge.
> * Allow protocol-level BIND parameter values to be logged
> * Allow protocol-level EXECUTE that is actually a fetch to appear
> in the logs as a fetch rather than another execute
>
> o Display IN, INOUT, and OUT parameters in \df+
>
> It probably requires psql to output newlines in the proper
> column, which is already on the TODO list.
