Re: Release changes

Joe Conway wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Here are the changes for 7.4.  I am looking for any improvements.  This
> > will be adjusted as we move through beta.
> > 
> 
> Almost anything with my name on it (but certainly all the array and 
> polymorphic function stuff) could have Tom's too, since he reviewed, 
> polished, and applied it.

Yes, Tom could be on almost all the patches.  It was getting extreme, so
I had to cut it back.  Hope that is OK, Tom.  :-)

On a philosophical note, I usually don't add core folks to release items
_with_ other folks because we want to encourage non-core contributors,
and because there is already the assumption that core is involved in
many patches.

I added all the 'Tom' attributions you mentioned below.

> > Server Configuration
> > 
>  > Allow the postmaster to preload libraries using preload_libraries
>  > (Joe)
> You might want to move this one up to Performance. Also, it might better 
> be "...to preload and preinitialize libraries..."

OK, moved.

> > Add pg_settings table to see server settings (Joe)
> This should be more like:
> Add new columns to pg_settings view: context, vartype, source , min_val, 
> max_val (Joe)

Added:
 Add new columns in pg_settings: context, type, source , min_val, max_val (Joe)

>  > Data Types and Functions
>  >
> > Allow WHERE qualifications of the form 'col IN/ANY/SOME/ALL (array) (?) (Joe)
> This should be
> Allow WHERE qualifications of the form 'expr <oper> ANY/SOME/ALL 
> (array-expr)' (Tom) (Joe)

Done:
 Allow WHERE qualification 'expr <oper> ANY/SOME/ALL (array-expr)' (Tom, Joe)

> 
> > Allow SQL functions to return arrays and take them as params (Joe)
> I think you must be referring to polymorphism here. Maybe:
> Allow polymorphic SQL functions (Tom) (Joe)

OK, updated.  I didn't use polymorphic originally because I am not sure
how many people know what it means --- I don't.

> Also:
> Allow user defined aggregates to use polymorphic functions (Tom) (Joe)
> Allow polymorphic user defined aggregates  (Tom) (Joe)

Added.

> > Server-side Languages
> > 
> Allow polymorphic PL/pgSQL functions (Tom) (Joe)
> Improved compiled function caching mechanism in PL/pgSQL with full
>    support for polymorphism (Tom) (Joe)
> Add new $0 parameter in PL/pgSQL representing the function's actual
>    return type (Tom) (Joe)

Added.

> > Contrib
> > 
> > Add hashes to tablefuncs (Joe)
> More like:
> Add hashed based crosstab function to tablefuncs (Joe)

Updated.

> And:
> Add optional serial column for ordering siblings to connectby() in 
> tablefuncs (Nabil Sayegh) (Joe)

Added:

Add serial column to order connectby() siblings in tablefuncs (Nabil Sayegh,Joe)

> 
> > Fix second argument to metaphone() in fullystrmatch
> Fix bug in metaphone() in fuzzystrmatch

Done.

All in CVS.  I reworded some to get them into one line.

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