< 	  the Win32 strcoll() can be used.
> 	  the Win32 wcscoll() can be used.

<         o Disallow encodings like UTF8 which which PostgreSQL supports
>         o Disallow encodings like UTF8 which PostgreSQL supports
914a915,917
>
> 	  To fix UTF8, the data needs to be converted to UTF16 and then
> 	  the Win32 strcoll() can be used.

> * Improve the background writer
>
>   Allow the background writer to more efficiently write dirty buffers
>   from the end of the LRU cache and use a clock sweep algorithm to
>   write other dirty buffers to reduced checkpoint I/O

> *  Allow the PITR process to be debugged and data examined

> * Allow a warm standby system to also allow read-only queries

> * Allow psql \pset boolean variables to set to fixed values, rather than toggle

>         o Disallow encodings like UTF8 which which PostgreSQL supports
>           but the operating system does not (already disallowed by
> 	  pginstaller)

< 	o Allow the shared memory address to be configured via GUC

< 	o Remove per-backend parameter file and move into shared memory

Add for Win32:
> 	o Allow the shared memory address to be configured via GUC

>
> * Allow the size of the buffer cache used by temporary objects to be
>   specified as a GUC variable
>
>   Larger local buffer cache sizes requires more efficient handling of
>   local cache lookups.

> * ANALYZE should record a pg_statistic entry for an all-NULL column

> * Fix priority ordering of read and write light-weight locks (Neil)

<
> 	o Fix problem with shared memory on the Win32 Terminal Server

> 	o Improve dlerror() reporting string

> * Allow a warm standby system to also allow read-only queries
>
>   This is useful for checking PITR recovery.
>

> * Fix psql's display of schema information (Neil)

>
> * Allow FOR UPDATE queries to do NOWAIT locks
>

> * Allow ecpg to work with MSVC and BCC

< 	  returns in data?
> 	  returns in data

< * Make log_min_duration_statement output when the duration is reached rather
<   than when the statement completes
<
<   This prints long queries while they are running, making trouble shooting
<   easier.  Also, it eliminates the need for log_statement because it
<   would now be the same as a log_min_duration_statement of zero.

> * Make log_min_duration_statement output when the duration is reached rather
>   than when the statement completes
>
>   This prints long queries while they are running, making trouble shooting
>   easier.  Also, it eliminates the need for log_statement because it
>   would now be the same as a log_min_duration_statement of zero.

< you would like to work on an item, please read the developer's FAQ
> you would like to work on an item, please read the Developer's FAQ

9c5
< Last updated:		Mon Nov 29 23:33:09 EST 2004
> Last updated:		Tue Nov 30 00:03:37 EST 2004
13a10,16
> #A hyphen, "-", marks changes that will appear in the upcoming 8.1 release.#
>
> Bracketed items, "[]", have more detail.
>
> This list contains all known PostgreSQL bugs and feature requests. If
> you would like to work on an item, please read the developer's FAQ
> first.

> * Prevent INET cast to CIDR from droping netmask, SELECT '1.1.1.1'::inet::cidr

> 	o Allow COPY FROM ... CVS to interpret newlines and carriage
> 	  returns in data?
>
> 	  This would require major refactoring of the copy source code.

> * Improve NLS maintenace of libpgport messages linked onto applications
>

<
> * Allow cross-compiling by generating the zic database on the target system

> * Auto-vacuum
> 	o Move into the backend code
> 	o Scan the buffer cache to find free space or use background writer
> 	o Use free-space map information to guide refilling

<   information, either by name or offset from UTC
>   information, either zone name or offset from UTC
>
>   If the TIMESTAMP value is stored with a time zone name, interval
>   computations should adjust based on the time zone rules, e.g. adding
>   24 hours to a timestamp would yield a different result from adding one
>   day.
>

< * Eliminate WAL logging for CREATE INDEX/REINDEX/CREATE TABLE AS when
<   not doing WAL archiving
> * Eliminate WAL logging for CREATE TABLE AS when not doing WAL archiving

> * Eliminate WAL logging for CREATE INDEX/REINDEX/CREATE TABLE AS when
>   not doing WAL archiving

>
284d284
<
286a287
>
405a407
>
415a418
>
431a435
>
440a445
>
452a458
>
520c526
< * ECPG (?)
> * ECPG
846a853
>
857a865
>

< * Allow GRANT/REVOKE permissions to be given to all schema objects with one
> * Allow GRANT/REVOKE permissions to be applied to all schema objects with one
60c60
<   specifications.  This is because new databases are created by copying
>   specifications.  This is because new databases are created by copying
63c63
<   directory would create a new database with tables that had incorrect
>   directory would create a new database with tables that had incorrect
72c72
<
>
85c85
<   By not showing commented-out variables, we discourage people from
>   By not showing commented-out variables, we discourage people from
91c91
< * Allow point-in-time recovery to archive partially filled write-ahead
> * Allow point-in-time recovery to archive partially filled write-ahead
102c102
<   Currently all schemas are owned by the super-user because they are
>   Currently all schemas are owned by the super-user because they are
128c128
< * Allow INET subnet tests with non-constants to be indexed
> * Allow INET subnet tests using non-constants to be indexed
143,144c143,144
< * Allow to_char to print localized month names
< * Allow functions to have a search path specified at creation time
> * Allow to_char() to print localized month names
> * Allow functions to have a schema search path specified at creation time
146c146
< * Add GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601 format
> * Add a GUC variable to allow output of interval values in ISO8601 format
154,155c154,155
< * Prevent inet cast to cidr if the unmasked bits are not zero, or
<   zero bits
> * Prevent INET cast to CIDR if the unmasked bits are not zero, or
>   zero the bits
158c158
< 	o Allow nulls in arrays
> 	o Allow NULLs in arrays
160,161c160,161
< 	o Delay resolution of array expression type so assignment coercion
< 	  can be performed on empty array expressions
> 	o Delay resolution of array expression's data type so assignment
> 	  coercion can be performed on empty array expressions
218,219c218,219
<   key, foreign key  [inheritance]
< * UNIQUE INDEX on base column not honored on inserts/updates from
>   key, foreign key
> * UNIQUE INDEX on base column not honored on INSERTs/UPDATEs from
221c221
<   (dup) should fail [inheritance]
>   (dup) should fail
246c246
< * Fetch heap pages matching index entries in sequential order [performance]
> * Fetch heap pages matching index entries in sequential order
307c307
<   functionality in DELETE.  It's been agreed that the keyword should
>   functionality in DELETE.  It's been agreed that the keyword should
318c318
< * Allow PREPARE to automatically determine parameter types based on the SQL
> * Allow PREPARE to automatically determine parameter types based on the SQL
340,342d339
< * Allow CREATE TABLE foo (f1 INT CHECK (f1 > 0) CHECK (f1 < 10)) to work
<   by searching for non-conflicting constraint names, and prefix with
<   table name?
347c344
<   new database.
>   a new database.
350,351d346
< * Ignore temporary tables from other sessions when processing
<   inheritance?
354,355c349,351
< * Add a session mode to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
< * Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules, triggers?)
> * Add a GUC variable to warn about non-standard SQL usage in queries
> * Add MERGE command that does UPDATE/DELETE, or on failure, INSERT (rules,
>   triggers?)
357,359c353,356
< * Add NOVICE output level for helpful messages like automatic sequence/index creation
< * Add COMMENT ON for all cluster global objects (users, groups,
<   databases and tablespaces)
> * Add NOVICE output level for helpful messages like automatic sequence/index
>   creation
> * Add COMMENT ON for all cluster global objects (users, groups, databases
>   and tablespaces)
363c360
<   When enabled, this would allow errors in multi-statement transactions
>   When enabled, this would allow errors in multi-statement transactions
417c414
< 	o Allow COPY to optionally include column headings as the first line
> 	o Allow COPY to optionally include column headings in the first line
450c447
<
>
462c459
< 	o Handle references to temporary tables that are created, destroyed,
> 	o Handle references to temporary tables that are created, destroyed,
464c461
<
>
469d465
< 	o Improve PL/PgSQL exception handling using savepoints
488c484
<
>
503d498
<
518c513
< 	o Add pg_dumpall custom format dumps.
> 	o Add pg_dumpall custom format dumps.
520c515
< 	  This is probably best done by combining pg_dump and pg_dumpall
> 	  This is probably best done by combining pg_dump and pg_dumpall
532d526
< 	o Improve error handling (?)
555c549
<   Adding shared locks requires recording the table/rows numbers in a
>   Adding shared locks requires recording the table/rows numbers in a
643c637
<   Posix_fadvise() can control both sequential/random file caching and
>   Posix_fadvise() can control both sequential/random file caching and
703c697
<   from distributted.net, http://www1.distributed.net/source,
>   from distributted.net, http://www1.distributed.net/source,
729c723
< * Add connection pooling [pool]
> * Add connection pooling
755d748
<
759c752
<
>
768c761
<   so an abrupt operating system restart might lose a few seconds of
>   so an abrupt operating system restart might lose a few seconds of
785c778
< * Add utility to compute accurate random_page_cost value
> * Create utility to compute accurate random_page_cost value
787,789d779
< * Allow sorting, temp files, temp tables to use multiple work directories
<
<   This allows the I/O load to be spread across multiple disk drives.
795a786
>
808,809c799,800
<
< * Use mmap() rather than SYSV shared memory or to write WAL files (?) [mmap]
>
> * Use mmap() rather than SYSV shared memory or to write WAL files (?)
812,813c803,804
<   portability issues. Anonymous mmap (or mmap to /dev/zero) is required
<   to prevent I/O overhead.
>   portability issues. Anonymous mmap (or mmap to /dev/zero) is required
>   to prevent I/O overhead.
817,819c808,810
<   Doing I/O to large tables would consume a lot of address space or
<   require frequent mapping/unmapping.  Extending the file also causes
<   mapping problems that might require mapping only individual pages,
>   Doing I/O to large tables would consume a lot of address space or
>   require frequent mapping/unmapping.  Extending the file also causes
>   mapping problems that might require mapping only individual pages,
821c812
<   way to _prevent_ I/O to disk from the dirty shared buffers so changes
>   way to _prevent_ I/O to disk from the dirty shared buffers so changes
826c817
<   tuple overhead
>   per-tuple overhead
829,831c820,822
<   This would involve using multiple threads or processes to do optimization,
<   sorting, or execution of single query.  The major advantage of such a
<   feature would be to allow multiple CPUs to work together to process a
>   This would involve using multiple threads or processes to do optimization,
>   sorting, or execution of single query.  The major advantage of such a
>   feature would be to allow multiple CPUs to work together to process a
834c825
< * Research the use of larger pages sizes
> * Research the use of larger page sizes
842a834
> * Move some /contrib modules out to their own project sites
845d836
< * Improve access-permissions check on data directory in Cygwin (Tom)
847,848c838
< * Clarify use of 'application' and 'command' tags in SGML docs
< * Better document ability to build only certain interfaces (Marc)
> * Improve documentation to build only interfaces (Marc)
852,853d841
< * Research interaction of setitimer() and sleep() used by statement_timeout
< * Rename /scripts directory because they are all C programs now
856,857d843
< * Allow binaries to be statically linked so they are more easily relocated
< * Move some /contrib modules out to their own project sites
862c848
< 	o Remove per-backend parameter file and move into shared memory?
> 	o Remove per-backend parameter file and move into shared memory
877,878c863,864
< 	o Update clients to use data types, typmod, schema.table.column names of
< 	  result sets using new query protocol
> 	o Update clients to use data types, typmod, schema.table.column names
> 	  of result sets using new query protocol
900d885
< * Kris is Kris Jurka
910c895
< * Simon is Simon Riggs
> * Simon is Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>
913d897
< * Teodor is

<
< * psql tab completion
<
< 	o Provide a list of conversions after ALTER CONVERSION?
< 	o Support for ALTER SEQUENCE clauses
< 	o Add RENAME TO to ALTER TRIGGER
< 	o Support for ALTER USER
< 	o Fix ALTER (GROUP|DOMAIN|...) <sth> DROP
< 	o Support for ALTER LANGUAGE <sth> RENAME TO
< 	o Improve support for COPY
< 	o Improve support for ALTER TABLE

<   heap page to find matching rows.
>   heap page to find matching rows, or perhaps use a mixed solution where
>   tids are recorded for pages with only a few matches and per-page bitmaps
>   are used for more dense pages.  Another idea is to use a 32-bit bitmap
>   for every page and set a bit based on the item number mod(32).

>
> * Research the use of larger pages sizes

<   Such indexes could be more compact if there are only a few unique values.
>   Such indexes could be more compact if there are only a few distinct values.
>   Such indexes can also be compressed.  Keeping such indexes updated can be
>   costly.

<   Such indexes could be more compact if there are few unique value.
>   Such indexes could be more compact if there are only a few unique values.

<   portability issues. Anonymous mmap is required to prevent I/O
<   overhead.
>   portability issues. Anonymous mmap (or mmap to /dev/zero) is required
>   to prevent I/O overhead.
>
> * Consider mmap()'ing files into a backend?
>
>   Doing I/O to large tables would consume a lot of address space or
>   require frequent mapping/unmapping.  Extending the file also causes
>   mapping problems that might require mapping only individual pages,
>   leading to thousands of mappings.  Another problem is that there is no
>   way to _prevent_ I/O to disk from the dirty shared buffers so changes
>   could hit disk before WAL is written.

<   posix_fadvise() [fadvise]
>   posix_fadvise()
>
>   Posix_fadvise() can control both sequential/random file caching and
>   free-behind behavior, but it is unclear how the setting affects other
>   backends that also have the file open, and the feature is not supported
>   on all operating systems.
>