Re: 7.2.3 patching done - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

OK, 7.2.3 is all branded and ready to go.  HISTORY/release.sgml shows:

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                                Release Notes

                                Release 7.2.3
    Release date: 2002-10-01
  This has a variety of fixes from 7.2.2, including fixes to prevent  possible data loss.
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Migration to version 7.2.3
  A dump/restore is *not* required for those running 7.2.X.
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Changes
Prevent possible compressed transaction log loss (Tom)Prevent non-superuser from increasing most recent vacuum info
(Tom)Handlepre-1970 date values in newer versions of glibc (Tom)Fix possible hang during server shutdownPrevent
spinlockhangs on SMP PPC machines (Tomoyuki Niijima)Fix pg_dump to properly dump FULL JOIN USING (Tom)
 


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Tom Lane wrote:
> I'm done making back-patches for 7.2.3.  Over to you, Bruce ...
> attached is the REL7_2_STABLE branch history since 7.2.2.
> 
>             regards, tom lane
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:57  tgl
> 
>     * src/backend/utils/adt/: date.c, datetime.c (REL7_2_STABLE):
>     Back-patch fixes to work around broken mktime() in recent glibc
>     releases.
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:47  tgl
> 
>     * src/backend/: commands/async.c, tcop/postgres.c (REL7_2_STABLE):
>     Back-patch fix for bad SIGUSR2 interrupt handling during backend
>     shutdown.
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:24  tgl
> 
>     * src/: backend/storage/lmgr/s_lock.c, include/storage/s_lock.h
>     (REL7_2_STABLE): Back-patch fix for correct TAS operation on
>     multi-CPU PPC machines.
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:18  tgl
> 
>     * src/backend/: bootstrap/bootstrap.c, storage/buffer/buf_init.c,
>     storage/lmgr/lwlock.c, storage/lmgr/proc.c (REL7_2_STABLE):
>     Back-patch fix for 'can't wait without a PROC structure' failures:
>     remove separate ShutdownBufferPoolAccess exit callback, and do the
>     work in ProcKill instead, before we delete MyProc.
> 
> 2002-09-30 15:55  tgl
> 
>     * src/: backend/access/transam/clog.c,
>     backend/access/transam/xlog.c, backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c,
>     backend/tcop/utility.c, include/access/xlog.h (REL7_2_STABLE):
>     Back-patch fix to ensure a checkpoint occurs before truncating
>     CLOG, even if no recent WAL activity has occurred.
> 
> 2002-09-30 15:45  tgl
> 
>     * src/backend/commands/vacuum.c (REL7_2_STABLE): Back-patch fix to
>     not change pg_database.datvacuumxid or truncate CLOG when an
>     unprivileged user runs VACUUM.
> 
> 2002-09-20 17:37  tgl
> 
>     * src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c (REL7_2_STABLE): Back-patch fix
>     for failure to dump views containing FULL JOIN USING.  The bug is
>     not present in CVS tip due to cleanup of JOIN handling, but 7.2.*
>     is broken.
> 

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