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Operating System (example: Linux 2.0.26 ELF) :
PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.3.7): PostgreSQL-7.3.7
PostgreSQL version (example: PostgreSQL-7.3.8): PostgreSQL-7.3.8
Compiler used (example: gcc 2.95.2) :

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$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.163.2.18 2004/08/15 00:52:01 tgl Exp $
$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.163.2.19 2004/10/22 00:27:04 tgl Exp $
-->
<appendix id="release">
<title>Release Notes</title>
<sect1 id="release-7-3-8">
<title>Release 7.3.8</title>
<note>
<title>Release date</title>
<simpara>2004-10-22</simpara>
</note>
<para>
This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.3.7.
</para>
<sect2>
<title>Migration to version 7.3.8</title>
<para>
A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.3.X.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Repair possible failure to update hint bits on disk</para>
<para>
Under rare circumstances this oversight could lead to
<quote>could not access transaction status</> failures, which qualifies
it as a potential-data-loss bug.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that hashed outer join does not miss tuples</para>
<para>
Very large left joins using a hash join plan could fail to output unmatched
left-side rows given just the right data distribution.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Disallow running pg_ctl as root</para>
<para>
This is to guard against any possible security issues.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Avoid using temp files in /tmp in make_oidjoins_check</para>
<para>
This has been reported as a security issue, though it's hardly worthy of
concern since there is no reason for non-developers to use this script anyway.
</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="release-7-3-7">
<title>Release 7.3.7</title>
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</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="release-7-2-6">
<title>Release 7.2.6</title>
<note>
<title>Release date</title>
<simpara>2004-10-22</simpara>
</note>
<para>
This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.2.5.
</para>
<sect2>
<title>Migration to version 7.2.6</title>
<para>
A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.2.X.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Repair possible failure to update hint bits on disk</para>
<para>
Under rare circumstances this oversight could lead to
<quote>could not access transaction status</> failures, which qualifies
it as a potential-data-loss bug.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Ensure that hashed outer join does not miss tuples</para>
<para>
Very large left joins using a hash join plan could fail to output unmatched
left-side rows given just the right data distribution.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Disallow running pg_ctl as root</para>
<para>
This is to guard against any possible security issues.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Avoid using temp files in /tmp in make_oidjoins_check</para>
<para>
This has been reported as a security issue, though it's hardly worthy of
concern since there is no reason for non-developers to use this script anyway.
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Update to newer versions of Bison</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="release-7-2-5">
<title>Release 7.2.5</title>