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[A-Z][A-Z ]+[A-Z] <command>

[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]+() <function>

[A-Za-z_]/[A-Za-z_]+ <filename>

PostgreSQL <productname>

pg_[A-Za-z0-9_] <appication>

pg_[A-Za-z0-9_] <application>

[A-Z][A-Z] <type>, <envar.

<literal>

&<> use &

<listitem>

<para>

Moving pgautovacuum from <filename>/contrib</> allows it to be

automatically started andstoped in sync with the database

automatically started andstopped in sync with the database

server, and allows for pgautovacuum to be configured from

postgresql.conf.

<filename>postgresql.conf</>.

</para>

</listitem>

</varlistentry>

<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> project is planning to

remove the special meaning of backslashes in strings. For

backward compatibility and for users who want special backslash

procesing, a new string type will be created. This new string

type is formed by having an Epreceed the single quote that

processing, a new string type will be created. This new string

type is formed by having an Eprecede the single quote that

starts the string, e.g. <literal>E'hi\n'</>. While this release

does not change the handling of backslashes in strings, it does

add several new GUC variables to help users migrate applications

<para>

Using <command>ALTER USER</> and <command>ALTER DATABASE</>,

limits can now be enforced on the maximum number of users who

can connect as as a specificuesr or to a specific database.

can connect as as a specificuser or to a specific database.

Setting the limit to zero disables user or database connections.

</para>

</listitem>

exception (Pavel Stehule)

</para>

<para>

These variables are onlyaccessable inside exception blocks.

These variables are onlyaccessible inside exception blocks.

</para>

</listitem>

</para>

<para>

This is basically implemented by wrapping every statement in a

subtransaction.

sub-transaction.

</para>

</listitem>

<listitem>

<para>

Modify <filename>postgresql.conf</> to usedocumention defaults

Modify <filename>postgresql.conf</> to usedocumentation defaults

<literal>on</>/<literal>off</> rather than

<literal>true</>/<literal>false</> (Bruce)

</para>

<listitem>

<para>

Implemention of OpenPGP symmetric-key and public-key encryption

implementation of OpenPGP symmetric-key and public-key encryption

</para>

<para>

Supported are both RSA and Elgamal public-key algorithms.

<listitem>

<para>

Standalone build: include SHA256/384/512 hashes, Fortuna PRNG

Stand alone build: include SHA256/384/512 hashes, Fortuna PRNG

</para>

</listitem>

<para>

The lesser problem is that the <filename>contrib/tsearch2</> module

creates several functions that aremisdeclared to return

creates several functions that areimproperly declared to return

<type>internal</> when they do not accept <type>internal</> arguments.

This breaks type safety for all functions using <type>internal</>

arguments.