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Update release notes for pending back-branch releases.

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<appendix id="release"> <appendix id="release">
<title>Release Notes</title> <title>Release Notes</title>
<sect1 id="release-7-3-11">
<title>Release 7.3.11</title>
<note>
<title>Release date</title>
<simpara>2005-10-04</simpara>
</note>
<para>
This release contains a variety of fixes from 7.3.10.
</para>
<sect2>
<title>Migration to version 7.3.11</title>
<para>
A dump/restore is not required for those running 7.3.X. However,
if you are upgrading from a version earlier than 7.3.10, see the release
notes for 7.3.10.
</para>
</sect2>
<sect2>
<title>Changes</title>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Fix error that allowed <command>VACUUM</> to remove
<literal>ctid</> chains too soon, and add more checking in code that follows
<literal>ctid</> links</para>
<para>This fixes a long-standing problem that could cause crashes in very rare
circumstances.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Fix <type>CHAR()</> to properly pad spaces to the specified
length when using a multiple-byte character set (Yoshiyuki Asaba)</para>
<para>In prior releases, the padding of <type>CHAR()</> was incorrect
because it only padded to the specified number of bytes without
considering how many characters were stored.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Fix missing rows in queries like <literal>UPDATE a=... WHERE
a...</> with GiST index on column <literal>a</></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Improve checking for partially-written WAL
pages</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Improve robustness of signal handling when SSL is
enabled</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Various memory leakage fixes</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Various portability improvements</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Fix PL/PgSQL to handle <literal>var := var</> correctly when
the variable is of pass-by-reference type</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</sect2>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="release-7-3-10"> <sect1 id="release-7-3-10">
<title>Release 7.3.10</title> <title>Release 7.3.10</title>
@@ -667,6 +718,7 @@ operations on bytea columns (Joe)</para></listitem>
<para> <para>
Major changes in this release: Major changes in this release:
</para>
<variablelist> <variablelist>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
@@ -783,7 +835,6 @@ operations on bytea columns (Joe)</para></listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
</variablelist> </variablelist>
</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>
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application examines the system catalogs, additional changes will application examines the system catalogs, additional changes will
be required due to the introduction of schemas in 7.3; for more be required due to the introduction of schemas in 7.3; for more
information, see: <ulink information, see: <ulink
url="http://developer.postgresql.org/~momjian/upgrade_tips_7.3"> url="http://developer.postgresql.org/~momjian/upgrade_tips_7.3"></>.
http://developer.postgresql.org/~momjian/upgrade_tips_7.3</>.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
Observe the following incompatibilities: Observe the following incompatibilities:
</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
@@ -892,8 +943,6 @@ operations on bytea columns (Joe)</para></listitem>
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>
@@ -1668,6 +1717,7 @@ since <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 7.1.
<para> <para>
Major changes in this release: Major changes in this release:
</para>
<variablelist> <variablelist>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
@@ -1742,8 +1792,8 @@ since <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 7.1.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
</variablelist> </variablelist>
</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>
@@ -1756,6 +1806,7 @@ since <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 7.1.
<para> <para>
Observe the following incompatibilities: Observe the following incompatibilities:
</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
@@ -1805,8 +1856,8 @@ since <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 7.1.
<literal>timestamp 'string'</literal> or <literal>CAST</literal>. <literal>timestamp 'string'</literal> or <literal>CAST</literal>.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</para>
<para> <para>
The <literal>SELECT ... LIMIT #,#</literal> syntax will be removed The <literal>SELECT ... LIMIT #,#</literal> syntax will be removed
@@ -2342,6 +2393,7 @@ Python fixes (Darcy)
<para> <para>
Major changes in this release: Major changes in this release:
</para>
<variablelist> <variablelist>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
@@ -2418,7 +2470,6 @@ Subqueries in FROM are now supported.
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
</variablelist> </variablelist>
</para>
<sect2> <sect2>
<title>Migration to version 7.1</title> <title>Migration to version 7.1</title>
@@ -2805,6 +2856,7 @@ ecpg changes (Michael)
<para> <para>
Major changes in this release: Major changes in this release:
</para>
<variablelist> <variablelist>
<varlistentry> <varlistentry>
@@ -2858,9 +2910,9 @@ ecpg changes (Michael)
column correlation names. column correlation names.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</varlistentry> </varlistentry>
</variablelist> </variablelist>
</para>
<sect2> <sect2>
<title>Migration to version 7.0</title> <title>Migration to version 7.0</title>
@@ -2878,6 +2930,7 @@ ecpg changes (Michael)
<para> <para>
Interface and compatibility issues to consider for the new Interface and compatibility issues to consider for the new
release include: release include:
</para>
<itemizedlist> <itemizedlist>
<listitem> <listitem>
@@ -2924,8 +2977,6 @@ ecpg changes (Michael)
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect2> </sect2>
<sect2> <sect2>
@@ -4413,7 +4464,7 @@ Better identify tcl and tk libs and includes(Bruce)
<para> <para>
There are some general 6.3 issues that I want to mention. These are There are some general 6.3 issues that I want to mention. These are
only the big items that can not be described in one sentence. A review only the big items that cannot be described in one sentence. A review
of the detailed changes list is still needed. of the detailed changes list is still needed.
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
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sgml-local-ecat-files:nil sgml-local-ecat-files:nil
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