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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.484 2006/11/23 03:30:49 momjian Exp $ --> <!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.485 2006/11/24 23:31:55 tgl Exp $ -->
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<note> <note>
<title>Release date</title> <title>Release date</title>
<simpara>2006-1?-??</simpara> <simpara>2006-1?-??</simpara>
<para>CURRENT AS OF 2006-11-05</> <para>CURRENT AS OF 2006-11-24</>
</note> </note>
<sect2> <sect2>
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<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Data can no longer be shared between a PL/Perl function and a For security's sake, modules used by a PL/PerlU function are no
PL/PerlU function, and modules used by a /PerlU function are no longer available to PL/Perl functions (Andrew)
longer available to PL/Perl functions.
</para> </para>
<note>
<para> <para>
This also implies that data can no longer be shared between a PL/Perl
function and a PL/PerlU function.
Some perl installations have not been compiled with the correct flags Some perl installations have not been compiled with the correct flags
to allow multiple interpreters to exist within a single process. to allow multiple interpreters to exist within a single process.
In this situation PL/Perl and PL/PerlU cannot both be used in a In this situation PL/Perl and PL/PerlU cannot both be used in a
single backend. The solution is to get a Perl installation which single backend. The solution is to get a Perl installation which
supports multiple interpreters. (Andrew) supports multiple interpreters.
</para> </para>
</note>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem> <listitem>
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</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fix race condition for truncation of a large relation across a
gigabyte boundary by <command>VACUUM</> (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fix bug causing needless deadlock errors on row-level locks (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Fix bugs affecting multi-gigabyte hash indexes (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Each backend process is now its own process group leader (Tom)
</para>
<para>
This allows query cancel to abort subprocesses invoked from a
backend or archive/recovery process.
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</sect3> </sect3>
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<listitem> <listitem>
<para> <para>
Run PL/Perl and PL/PerlU in separate interpreters, for security Run PL/Perl and PL/PerlU in separate interpreters, for security
reasons. reasons (Andrew)
</para> </para>
<para> <para>
In consequence, they can no longer share data nor loaded modules. In consequence, they can no longer share data nor loaded modules.
Also, if Perl has not been compiled with the requisite flags to Also, if Perl has not been compiled with the requisite flags to
allow multiple interpreters, only one of these lamguages can be used allow multiple interpreters, only one of these languages can be used
in any given backend process. (Andrew) in any given backend process.
</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
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</para> </para>
</listitem> </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Python 2.5 is now supported (Tom)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist> </itemizedlist>
</sect3> </sect3>