[HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2010-12-08 Thread Tom Lane
We've recently fixed the Linux O_DIRECT mess, as well as several nasty crash and potential-data-loss issues. The core committee has agreed that it would be a good idea to get these fixes into the field before people disappear for the holiday season. Since time for that grows short, we will follow

[HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-09-12 Thread Tom Lane
It's been three months since our last release set, and in view of the recent discovery of a potential-data-loss issue in 8.3, it seems that we should get moving on another one. Accordingly, core has decided that we will freeze a set of update releases next Thursday (9/18) for public announcement M

Re: [HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-05-29 Thread Guillaume Smet
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IIRC I made a few cosmetic cleanups along with the actual bug fix. > I'll take a look this afternoon and put it in. Thanks. -- Guillaume -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes

Re: [HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-05-29 Thread Tom Lane
Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> No, nothing's been done about that AFAIK. What's the consensus, >> do we want to change that behavior in 8.3.2? > I think everyone but me wanted it backpatched, so let's do it. I have > posted both patches but I am unable to apply yo

Re: [HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-05-29 Thread Guillaume Smet
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No, nothing's been done about that AFAIK. What's the consensus, > do we want to change that behavior in 8.3.2? IIRC, noone voted against backpatching it after Alvaro and you agreed with doing so. Archives link: http://archive

Re: [HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-05-29 Thread Bruce Momjian
Tom Lane wrote: > "Guillaume Smet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If you've got any bug fixes you've been working on, now is a good time > >> to get them finished up and sent in... > > > Has the s/\x09//g patch for psql

Re: [HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-05-29 Thread Tom Lane
"Guillaume Smet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> If you've got any bug fixes you've been working on, now is a good time >> to get them finished up and sent in... > Has the s/\x09//g patch for psql from Bruce and you been > b

Re: [HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-05-29 Thread Guillaume Smet
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Tom Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you've got any bug fixes you've been working on, now is a good time > to get them finished up and sent in... Has the s/\x09//g patch for psql from Bruce and you been backported to 8.3? I didn't see it on pgsql-commiters.

[HACKERS] Upcoming back-branch update releases

2008-05-28 Thread Tom Lane
Yup, we're overdue for that, so: After some discussion among core and the packagers list, we have tentatively set June 9 as the release date for minor updates of all supported PG release branches (back to 7.4). As has been the recent practice, code freeze will occur the preceding Thursday, June 5