diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml index 71bae0d496bdba784eacd779c6973447a52567d5..11a52b9367449af9af284b1708d4df5e628abfd9 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml,v 2.3 2010/03/20 03:30:12 momjian Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release-9.0.sgml,v 2.4 2010/03/20 14:03:31 momjian Exp $ --> <sect1 id="release-9-0"> @@ -1289,259 +1289,259 @@ </sect4> - <sect4> - <title>Server-Side Languages</title> + </sect3> + + <sect3> + <title>Server-Side Languages</title> + + <itemizedlist> + + <listitem> + <para> + Add the <literal>OR REPLACE</> clause to <command>CREATE + LANGUAGE</> (Tom) + </para> + + <para> + This is helpful to optionally install a language if it does not + already exist, and is particularly helpful now that PL/pgSQL is + installed by default. + </para> + </listitem> + + </itemizedlist> + + <sect4> + <title>PL/PgSQL Server-Side Language</title> <itemizedlist> <listitem> <para> - Add the <literal>OR REPLACE</> clause to <command>CREATE - LANGUAGE</> (Tom) + Install server-side language PL/pgSQL by default (Bruce) </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> <para> - This is helpful to optionally install a language if it does not - already exist, and is particularly helpful now that PL/pgSQL is - installed by default. + Allow PL/pgSQL to handle row types with dropped columns (Pavel Stehule) </para> </listitem> - </itemizedlist> - - <sect5> - <title>PL/PgSQL Server-Side Language</title> - - <itemizedlist> - - <listitem> - <para> - Install server-side language PL/pgSQL by default (Bruce) - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Allow PL/pgSQL to handle row types with dropped columns (Pavel Stehule) - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Allow <literal>IN</> parameters to be assigned values within - PL/pgSQL functions (Steve Prentice) - </para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para> - Improve error location reporting in PL/pgSQL (Tom) - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Allow <literal>IN</> parameters to be assigned values within + PL/pgSQL functions (Steve Prentice) + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Have PL/pgSQL use the main lexer, rather than a custom version (Tom) - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Improve error location reporting in PL/pgSQL (Tom) + </para> + </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Have PL/pgSQL use the main lexer, rather than a custom version (Tom) + </para> + </listitem> - </sect5> + </itemizedlist> - <sect5> - <title>PL/pgSQL Cursors</title> - <itemizedlist> + </sect4> - <listitem> - <para> - Add count and <literal>ALL</> options to <command>MOVE - FORWARD</>/<literal>BACKWARD</> in PL/pgSQL (Pavel Stehule) - </para> - </listitem> + <sect4> + <title>PL/pgSQL Cursors</title> + <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow PL/pgSQL's <literal>WHERE CURRENT OF</> to use a cursor - variable (Tom) - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Add count and <literal>ALL</> options to <command>MOVE + FORWARD</>/<literal>BACKWARD</> in PL/pgSQL (Pavel Stehule) + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Add PL/pgSQL's <command>OPEN cursor FOR EXECUTE</> to use parameters - (Pavel Stehule, Itagaki Takahiro) - </para> + <listitem> + <para> + Allow PL/pgSQL's <literal>WHERE CURRENT OF</> to use a cursor + variable (Tom) + </para> + </listitem> - <para> - This is accomplished with a new <literal>USING</> clause. - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Add PL/pgSQL's <command>OPEN cursor FOR EXECUTE</> to use parameters + (Pavel Stehule, Itagaki Takahiro) + </para> - </itemizedlist> + <para> + This is accomplished with a new <literal>USING</> clause. + </para> + </listitem> - </sect5> + </itemizedlist> - <sect5> - <title>PL/Perl Server-Side Language</title> - <itemizedlist> + </sect4> - <listitem> - <para> - Add new PL/Perl functions: <function>quote_literal()</>, - <function>quote_nullable()</>, <function>quote_ident()</>, - <function>encode_bytea()</>, <function>decode_bytea()</>, - <function>looks_like_number()</>, <function>encode_array_literal()</>, - <function>encode_array_constructor()</> (Tim Bunce) - </para> - </listitem> + <sect4> + <title>PL/Perl Server-Side Language</title> + <itemizedlist> - <listitem> - <para> - Add server variable <varname>plperl.on_init</> to specify a PL/Perl - Perl initialization function (Tim Bunce) - </para> + <listitem> + <para> + Add new PL/Perl functions: <function>quote_literal()</>, + <function>quote_nullable()</>, <function>quote_ident()</>, + <function>encode_bytea()</>, <function>decode_bytea()</>, + <function>looks_like_number()</>, <function>encode_array_literal()</>, + <function>encode_array_constructor()</> (Tim Bunce) + </para> + </listitem> - <para> - <varname>plperl.on_plperl_init</> and <varname>plperl.on_plperlu_init</> - are also available for trusted/untrusted-specific initialization. - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Add server variable <varname>plperl.on_init</> to specify a PL/Perl + Perl initialization function (Tim Bunce) + </para> - <listitem> - <para> - Improve error context support in PL/Perl (Alexey Klyukin) - </para> - </listitem> + <para> + <varname>plperl.on_plperl_init</> and <varname>plperl.on_plperlu_init</> + are also available for trusted/untrusted-specific initialization. + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Support <command>END</> blocks in PL/Perl (Tim Bunce) - </para> + <listitem> + <para> + Improve error context support in PL/Perl (Alexey Klyukin) + </para> + </listitem> - <para> - <command>END</> blocks do not currently allow database access. - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Support <command>END</> blocks in PL/Perl (Tim Bunce) + </para> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow <command>use strict</> in PL/Perl (Tim Bunce) - </para> - </listitem> + <para> + <command>END</> blocks do not currently allow database access. + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow <command>require</> in PL/Perl (Tim Bunce) - </para> + <listitem> + <para> + Allow <command>use strict</> in PL/Perl (Tim Bunce) + </para> + </listitem> - <para> - This basically tests to see if the module is loaded, and if not, - generates an error. - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Allow <command>require</> in PL/Perl (Tim Bunce) + </para> - <listitem> - <para> - Allow <command>use feature</> in PL/Perl if Perl version 5.10 or - later is used (Tim Bunce) - </para> - </listitem> + <para> + This basically tests to see if the module is loaded, and if not, + generates an error. + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Verify that PL/Perl return values are valid in the server encoding - (Andrew) - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Allow <command>use feature</> in PL/Perl if Perl version 5.10 or + later is used (Tim Bunce) + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Improve PL/Perl code structure (Tim Bunce) - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Verify that PL/Perl return values are valid in the server encoding + (Andrew) + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - PL/Perl subroutines are now given names (Tim Bunce) - </para> + <listitem> + <para> + Improve PL/Perl code structure (Tim Bunce) + </para> + </listitem> - <para> - This is for the use of profiling and code coverage tools. DIDN'T - THEY HAVE NAMES BEFORE? - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + PL/Perl subroutines are now given names (Tim Bunce) + </para> - <listitem> - <para> - PL/Perl no longer allows <application>Safe</> version 2.20 because - it is unsafe (Tim Bunce) - </para> - </listitem> + <para> + This is for the use of profiling and code coverage tools. DIDN'T + THEY HAVE NAMES BEFORE? + </para> + </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + PL/Perl no longer allows <application>Safe</> version 2.20 because + it is unsafe (Tim Bunce) + </para> + </listitem> - </sect5> + </itemizedlist> - <sect5> - <title>PL/Python Server-Side Language</title> - <itemizedlist> + </sect4> - <listitem> - <para> - Add Unicode support in PL/Python (Peter) - </para> + <sect4> + <title>PL/Python Server-Side Language</title> + <itemizedlist> - <para> - Strings are automatically converted from/to the server encoding as - necessary. - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Add Unicode support in PL/Python (Peter) + </para> - <listitem> - <para> - Improve <type>bytea</> support in PL/Python (Caleb Welton) - </para> + <para> + Strings are automatically converted from/to the server encoding as + necessary. + </para> + </listitem> - <para> - <type>Bytea</> values passed into PL/Python now are represented as - binary, rather than the Postgres <type>bytea</> text format. Null - bytes are now also output properly from PL/Python. <type>Boolean</> - and <type>numeric</> value passing in PL/Python was also improved. - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Improve <type>bytea</> support in PL/Python (Caleb Welton) + </para> - <listitem> - <para> - Add array parameter/return support to PL/Python (Peter) - </para> - </listitem> + <para> + <type>Bytea</> values passed into PL/Python now are represented as + binary, rather than the Postgres <type>bytea</> text format. Null + bytes are now also output properly from PL/Python. <type>Boolean</> + and <type>numeric</> value passing in PL/Python was also improved. + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Improve mapping of domains to Python base types in PL/Python (Peter) - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Add array parameter/return support to PL/Python (Peter) + </para> + </listitem> - <listitem> - <para> - Add <application>Python</> 3 support to PL/Python (Peter) - </para> + <listitem> + <para> + Improve mapping of domains to Python base types in PL/Python (Peter) + </para> + </listitem> - <para> - The new server-side language is called <literal>plpython3u</>. - </para> - </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Add <application>Python</> 3 support to PL/Python (Peter) + </para> - <listitem> - <para> - Improve error location and exception reporting in PL/Python (Peter) - </para> - </listitem> + <para> + The new server-side language is called <literal>plpython3u</>. + </para> + </listitem> - </itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para> + Improve error location and exception reporting in PL/Python (Peter) + </para> + </listitem> - </sect5> + </itemizedlist> </sect4> @@ -1552,9 +1552,9 @@ <itemizedlist> <listitem> - <para> - Add <command>vacuumdb</> <option>--analyze-only</> option to only - analyze (Bruce) + <para> + Add <command>vacuumdb</> <option>--analyze-only</> option to only + analyze (Bruce) </para> </listitem>