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Simplify release-note links to back branches.
Now that https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/ is populated, replace the stopgap text we had under "Prior Releases" with a pointer to that archive. Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/e0f09c9a-bd2b-862a-d379-601dfabc8969@postgresql.org
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doc/src/sgml/release.sgml

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<title>Prior Releases</title>
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<para>
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Release notes for prior release branches can be found on the
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/"><productname>PostgreSQL</productname></ulink>
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web site. At the time of release of version 12,
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these were the supported prior release branches:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 11:
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/release.html">
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<literal>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/11/release.html</literal>
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</ulink>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 10:
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/release.html">
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<literal>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/release.html</literal>
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</ulink>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 9.6:
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/release.html">
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<literal>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.6/release.html</literal>
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</ulink>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 9.5:
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/release.html">
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<literal>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.5/release.html</literal>
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</ulink>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> 9.4:
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/release.html">
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<literal>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.4/release.html</literal>
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</ulink>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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Release notes for older release branches can be found at
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/manuals/archive/">
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<literal>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/manuals/archive/</literal>
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</ulink>
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Release notes for prior release branches can be found at
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<ulink url="https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/"><literal>https://www.postgresql.org/docs/release/</literal></ulink>
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src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES

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Retiring a Branch
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After support is dropped for an old branch, remove the link for it
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in HEAD's doc/src/sgml/release.sgml. If the newest back branch hasn't
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yet reached GA release, do the same there. (Given our current development
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calendar, the latter should seldom be necessary.)
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* Get the buildfarm's 'branches_of_interest.txt' file updated to remove
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the retired branch.
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