Re: 7.4? - Mailing list pgsql-general

Yes, those are nice, but they aren't killer features like Win32 or PITR.
I was hoping for one or two killer features for 7.4.

Considering a feature freeze two weeks before beta, we are looking at
six weeks left.  I don't know that I can do Win32 in six weeks.  If we
go for June 1, we are looking at ten weeks.

Can I get comments from others?

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Tom Lane wrote:
> Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> >> The problem there was not the feature freeze, it was that we kept
> >> slipping the beta date while we waited around for certain items
> >> to get done.  The lesson I take away from the past couple releases
> >> is that you set a target beta date and then stick to it; features
> >> that aren't in on time don't get extensions.
>
> > OK, let's follow that logic.  Do we have enough to justify a release
> > without any of those features?  I don't think so.
>
> Sure we do.  A quick scan of the CVS logs reminds me that we have
> already done a bunch of stuff:
>
> btree index space recycling
> free-space-map management improvements
> IN, NOT IN via hashtables and/or joins
> hash-based aggregation
> merge/hash on expressions more complex than simple Vars
> deduction of equality on expressions other than simple Vars
> hash joins can use more than one join key
> smarter planning of outer joins
> join syntax doesn't necessarily constrain plan
> smarter planning of nestloop inner indexscans with multiple outer relations
> new regex library
> domain CHECK constraints
> ALTER DOMAIN
> grant options, cascaded revoke
> print more information about deadlocks
> information schema
> read-only transactions
> first-class COALESCE and NULLIF constructs (no duplicate evaluation)
> IPv6 connections
> Simple SQL functions expand into inline expressions
> Eliminate memory leaks in SQL functions
> CLUSTER ALL
> transaction-safe TRUNCATE
> FOR EACH STATEMENT triggers
> ON COMMIT PRESERVE/DELETE ROWS for temp tables
>
> (plus lots more minor things) --- and we still have a couple months of
> development left.  I don't see a good reason to delay releasing these
> features if other ones aren't ready.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>

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