PostgreSQL TODO List

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Current maintainer:Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)

Last updated:Sat Jun 4 12:53:41 EDT 2005

Last updated:Sat Jun 414:12:31 EDT 2005

The most recent version of this document can be viewed at

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.

* Add C code to copy directories for use in creating new databases

* Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?

* Allow pg_ctl to work properly with configuration files located outside

the PGDATA directory

pg_ctl can not read the pid file because it isn't located in the

config directory but in the PGDATA directory. The solution is to

allow pg_ctl to read and understand postgresql.conf to find the

data_directory value.

* Allow column-level GRANT/REVOKE privileges

* Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries

* Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,

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<p>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<ahref="mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</a>)<br/>

Last updated: Sat Jun 4 12:53:41 EDT 2005

Last updated: Sat Jun 414:12:31 EDT 2005

<p>The most recent version of this document can be viewed at<br/>

<ahref="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html</a>.

</li><li>Add C code to copy directories for use in creating new databases

</li><li>Have pg_ctl look at PGHOST in case it is a socket directory?

</li><li>Allow pg_ctl to work properly with configuration files located outside

the PGDATA directory

<p> pg_ctl can not read the pid file because it isn't located in the

config directory but in the PGDATA directory. The solution is to

allow pg_ctl to read and understand postgresql.conf to find the

data_directory value.

</li><li>Allow column-level GRANT/REVOKE privileges

</li><li>Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries

</li><li>Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,