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Index: TODO =================================================================== RCS file: /home/projects/pgsql/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/TODO,v retrieving revision 1.311 diff -r1.311 TODO 3c3 < Last updated: Tue Jan 2 21:23:11 EST 2001 --- > Last updated: Wed Jan 3 01:56:41 EST 2001 10c10 < A dash(-) marks changes that will appear in the upcoming 7.1 release. --- > A dash (-) marks changes that will appear in the upcoming 7.1 release. 23c23 < * -Creating index of TIMESTAMP & RELTIME fails, or rename to DATETIME(Thomas) --- > * -Creating index of TIMESTAMP & RELTIME fails, or rename to DATETIME (Thomas) 35c35 < * -Views containing aggregates sometimes fail(Jan) --- > * -Views containing aggregates sometimes fail (Jan) 37,38c37,38 < duplicates(inherit) < * -Disallow LOCK on view(Mark Hollomon) --- > duplicates (inherit) > * -Disallow LOCK on view (Mark Hollomon) 58,60c58,60 < * -Add OUTER joins, left and right[outer](Tom, Thomas) < * -Allow long tuples by chaining or auto-storing outside db (TOAST)(Jan) < * Fix memory leak for expressions[memory](Tom?) --- > * -Add OUTER joins, left and right[outer] (Tom, Thomas) > * -Allow long tuples by chaining or auto-storing outside db (TOAST) (Jan) > * Fix memory leak for expressions[memory] (Tom?) 70c70 < * Allow row re-use without vacuum(Vadim) --- > * Allow row re-use without vacuum (Vadim) 74c74 < * More access control over who can create tables and use locks(Karel) --- > * More access control over who can create tables and use locks (Karel) 92c92 < o -Fix large object mapping scheme, own typeid or reltype(Peter) --- > o -Fix large object mapping scheme, own typeid or reltype (Peter) 97c97 < * Fix improper masking of some inet/cidr types [cidr] --- > * -Fix improper masking of some inet/cidr types [cidr] 113c113 < * Get BIT type working --- > * -Get BIT type working 119c119 < * Update macaddr manufacturer numbers, or remove the function macaddr_manuf() --- > * -Update macaddr manufacturer numbers, or remove the function macaddr_manuf() 147c147 < * -Add ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN feature(Peter E) --- > * -Add ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN feature (Peter E) 157c157 < * Auto-destroy sequence on DROP of table with SERIAL(Ryan) --- > * Auto-destroy sequence on DROP of table with SERIAL (Ryan) 166a167 > * Allow INSERT INTO tab (col1, ..) VALUES (val1, ..), (val2, ..) 172d172 < * Allow INSERT INTO tab (col1, ..) VALUES (val1, ..), (val2, ..) 176c176 < * Make NULL's come out at the beginning or end depending on the --- > * Make NULL's come out at the beginning or end depending on the 220c220 < * Certain indexes will not shrink, i.e. oid indexes with many inserts(Vadim) --- > * Certain indexes will not shrink, i.e. oid indexes with many inserts (Vadim) 226c226 < with after-row images(Vadim) [logging](Vadim) --- > with after-row images (Vadim) [logging] 232c232 < * -Redesign the function call interface to handle NULLs better[function](Tom) --- > * -Redesign the function call interface to handle NULLs better[function] (Tom) 239c239 < * Encrpyt passwords in pg_shadow table using MD5(Vince) --- > * Encrpyt passwords in pg_shadow table using MD5 (Vince) 298a299,300 > * Create a transaction processor to aid in persistent connections and > connection pooling 307c309 < * Remove SET KSQO option now that OR processing is improved(Tom) --- > * Remove SET KSQO option now that OR processing is improved (Tom)
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TODO list for PostgreSQL
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Last updated: Tue Jan 2 21:23:11 EST 2001
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Last updated: Wed Jan 3 01:56:41 EST 2001
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Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
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The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
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the PostgreSQL web site, http://www.PostgreSQL.org.
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A dash(-) marks changes that will appear in the upcoming 7.1 release.
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A dash (-) marks changes that will appear in the upcoming 7.1 release.
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Names in brackets "[]" indicate more detailed information is available in
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the directory pgsql/doc/TODO.detail/ under that name.
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* SELECT pg_class FROM pg_class generates strange error
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* Alter TABLE ADD COLUMN does not honor DEFAULT, add CONSTRAINT
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* -Creating index of TIMESTAMP & RELTIME fails, or rename to DATETIME(Thomas)
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* -Creating index of TIMESTAMP & RELTIME fails, or rename to DATETIME (Thomas)
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* -SELECT foo UNION SELECT foo is incorrectly simplified to SELECT foo
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* Unique index on base column not honored on inserts from inherited table
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INSERT INTO inherit_table (unique_index_col) VALUES (dup) should fail
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VIEWS
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* -Views containing aggregates sometimes fail(Jan)
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* -Views containing aggregates sometimes fail (Jan)
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* Creating view and inheriting the view causes view* to show
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duplicates(inherit)
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* -Disallow LOCK on view(Mark Hollomon)
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duplicates (inherit)
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* -Disallow LOCK on view (Mark Hollomon)
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MISC
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URGENT
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* -Add OUTER joins, left and right[outer](Tom, Thomas)
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* -Allow long tuples by chaining or auto-storing outside db (TOAST)(Jan)
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* Fix memory leak for expressions[memory](Tom?)
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* -Add OUTER joins, left and right[outer] (Tom, Thomas)
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* -Allow long tuples by chaining or auto-storing outside db (TOAST) (Jan)
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* Fix memory leak for expressions[memory] (Tom?)
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* Add replication of distributed databases [replication]
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o automatic fallover
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o load balancing
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o sample implementation in contrib/rserv
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o queries across databases or servers (two-phase commit)
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* Point-in-time data recovery using backup and write-ahead log
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* Allow row re-use without vacuum(Vadim)
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* Allow row re-use without vacuum (Vadim)
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ADMIN
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* More access control over who can create tables and use locks(Karel)
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* More access control over who can create tables and use locks (Karel)
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* -Test syslog functionality
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* Convert remaining fprintf(stderr,...) to elog()
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* Allow elog() to return error codes, module name, file name, line
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* -Add STDDEV/VARIANCE() function for standard deviation computation/variance
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* -Allow compression of large fields or a compressed field type
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* -Large objects
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o -Fix large object mapping scheme, own typeid or reltype(Peter)
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o -Fix large object mapping scheme, own typeid or reltype (Peter)
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o -Not to stuff everything as files in a single directory, hash dirs
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o -Allow large object vacuuming
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o -Tables that start with xinv confused to be large objects
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* Add IPv6 capability to INET/CIDR types
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* Fix improper masking of some inet/cidr types [cidr]
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* -Fix improper masking of some inet/cidr types [cidr]
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* Make a separate SERIAL type?
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* Store binary-compatible type information in the system
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* Add support for & operator
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* Functions returning sets don't really work right[function]
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* -Add hash for int8 (Tom)
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* SELECT col FROM tab WHERE numeric_col = 10.1 fails
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* Get BIT type working
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* -Get BIT type working
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* Allow better handling of numeric constants, type conversion [typeconv]
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* Support multiple simultaneous character sets, per SQL92
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* Reject character sequences those are not valid in their charset
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* Make functions more multi-byte aware, i.e. trim()
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* Make n of CHAR(n)/VARCHAR(n) the number of letters, not bytes
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* Update macaddr manufacturer numbers, or remove the function macaddr_manuf()
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* -Update macaddr manufacturer numbers, or remove the function macaddr_manuf()
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* Add btree index support for reltime, tinterval, regproc, bit, varbit
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* Add rtree index support for line, lseg, path, point
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* Make binary/file in/out interface for TOAST columns
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COMMANDS
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* ALTER TABLE ADD COLUMN to inherited table put column in wrong place [inherit]
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* -Add ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN feature(Peter E)
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* -Add ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN feature (Peter E)
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* Add ALTER TABLE DROP COLUMN feature [drop]
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* Add ALTER TABLE command to change table ownership (Mark H)
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* Add ALTER FUNCTION
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* Allow CLUSTER on all tables at once, and improve CLUSTER, loses NOT
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NULL specification, indexes, permissions, etc on table
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* Add SIMILAR TO to allow character classes, 'pg_[a-c]%'
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* Auto-destroy sequence on DROP of table with SERIAL(Ryan)
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* Auto-destroy sequence on DROP of table with SERIAL (Ryan)
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* Allow LOCK TABLE tab1, tab2, tab3 so all tables locked in unison [lock]
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* Allow INSERT/UPDATE of system-generated oid value for a row
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* -Allow ESCAPE '\' at the end of LIKE for ANSI compliance (Thomas)
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* -Support UNION/INTERSECT/EXCEPT in sub-selects
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* -Allow DELETE and UPDATE to use inheritance
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* Allow INSERT INTO my_table VALUES (a, b, c, DEFAULT, x, y, z, ...)
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* Allow INSERT INTO tab (col1, ..) VALUES (val1, ..), (val2, ..)
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* Allow BINARY option to SELECT, like we do with DECLARE
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* MOVE 0 should not move to end of cursor
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* Overhaul ACL (access control) code
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* Allow ORDER BY...LIMIT in INSERT INTO ... SELECT
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* Add SHOW command to display locks
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* Allow INSERT INTO tab (col1, ..) VALUES (val1, ..), (val2, ..)
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CLIENTS
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* Create a background process for each database that runs while
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database is idle, finding superceeded rows, gathering stats and vacuuming
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* Add UNIQUE capability to non-btree indexes
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* Certain indexes will not shrink, i.e. oid indexes with many inserts(Vadim)
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* Certain indexes will not shrink, i.e. oid indexes with many inserts (Vadim)
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* Restore unused oid's on backend exit if no one else has gotten oids
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* Have UPDATE/DELETE clean out indexes
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* Allow cursors to be DECLAREd/OPENed/CLOSEed outside transactions
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* Allow DELETE WHERE CURRENT OF cursor
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* -Transaction log, so re-do log can be on a separate disk by
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with after-row images(Vadim) [logging](Vadim)
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with after-row images (Vadim) [logging]
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* Populate backend status area and write program to dump status data
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* Make oid use unsigned int more reliably, pg_atoi()
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* Put sort files in their own directory
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* Allow autocommit so always in a transaction block
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* Show location of syntax error in query [yacc]
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* -Redesign the function call interface to handle NULLs better[function](Tom)
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* -Redesign the function call interface to handle NULLs better[function] (Tom)
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* Missing optimizer selectivities for date, r-tree, etc. [optimizer]
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* Overhaul bufmgr/lockmgr/transaction manager
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* -redesign UNION structures to have separarate target lists
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* -Allow multi-level query trees for INSERT INTO ... SELECT
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* Use IPC_EXCL when creating shared memory and semaphores
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* have pg_upgrade use pg_ctl to stop/start postmaster
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* Encrpyt passwords in pg_shadow table using MD5(Vince)
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* Encrpyt passwords in pg_shadow table using MD5 (Vince)
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* Use flock() to prevent multiple postmasters on the same port [flock]
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* Allow Java server-side programming
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* -BSD/OS does not support locale because there is no LC_MESSAGES (Bruce)
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* Add connection pooling [pool]
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* Allow persistent backends [persistent]
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* Create a transaction processor to aid in persistent connections and
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connection pooling
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* Add SET PERFORMANCE_TIPS option to suggest INDEX, VACUUM, VACUUM
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ANALYZE, and CLUSTER
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* Add use of 'const' for variables in source tree
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* -Fix C optimizer problem where fmgr_ptr calls return different types (Tom)
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* Does Mariposa source contain any other bug fixes?
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* Remove SET KSQO option now that OR processing is improved(Tom)
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* Remove SET KSQO option now that OR processing is improved (Tom)
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* -Use macros to define NT open() file parameters, remove NT-specific defines
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* -Change CURRENT to OLD internally for rules (Bruce)
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* replace the use of fprint(stderr, ...) with elog() in backend code
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