Re: 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2
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Msg-id 200903270144.n2R1iXM29545@momjian.us
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In response to Re: 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2  (Guillaume Smet <guillaume.smet@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2
Re: 8.4 release notes proof reading 1/2
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Guillaume Smet wrote:
> Bruce,
> 
> Here is the second set of comments:
> 
> - pg_hba.conf: it seems to me the format has changed which may break
> existing pg_hba.conf (it broke the default one of the RPM packaging).
> We should make it very visible as the format hasn't changed for a
> while. I suppose we'll put it at the top but I just don't want us to
> forget it so I mention it here.

Well we have this line:
pg_hba.conf also has extensive changes related tomigration. bjm: add markup

Do we need more?

> - "Allow recovery.conf boolean variables to take the same range of
> string alues as postgresql.conf (Bruce)" -> s/alues/values/
> - "Add support for Unicode sting and identifier specifications using
> code points, e.g. U&'d\0061t\+000061' (Peter)"  -> s/sting/string/

Above fixed.

> - "Allow CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW to add columns to the _end_ of the
> view" -> formatting problem with the underscores?

I added markup, <emphasis>.

> - "Previously EXPLAIN VERBOSE output an internal representation of the
> query plan" -> s/output/outputs/ ?

The existing wording seems correct.

> - "Autovacuum options uses to be stored in a system table. " -> s/uses/used/ ?
> - "Allows dumps to fail if unable to acquire shared table within the
> specified amount of time. " -> shared lock instead of shared table?
> - "Add configure option --disable-float4-byval to use the old
> behavior. tgl Pass float8 and int8 by value in the server where
> possible (Zoltan Boszormenyi) " -> tgl + there's a carriage return
> missing (and a bullet)
> - "Add -M (query mode) to /contrib/pgbench (ITAGAKI Takahiro)"
> ->Itagaki san's name inconsistent with other mentions of his name

Above all fixed, thanks.

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