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Add mention of join syntax to release notes, and reformat a few lines.
Update porting info. Still need a lot of platforms tested. Fix small errors in markup.
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‎doc/src/sgml/func.sgml

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<listitem>
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<para>
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<entry>9</entry>
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<entry>value with the specified number of digits, and if digit is
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not available use blank space</entry>
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<literal>9</literal> specifies a value with the same number of
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digits as there are <literal>9</literal>s. If a digit is
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not available use blank space.
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‎doc/src/sgml/install.sgml

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installed into the usual place for Perl modules (typically under
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<filename>/usr/lib/perl</filename>), so you must have root access
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to perform the installation step. (It is often easiest to leave out
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<term>--with-perl</term> initially, and then build and install the
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<option>--with-perl</option> initially, and then build and install the
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Perl interface after completing the installation of PostgreSQL
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itself.)
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</para>

‎doc/src/sgml/ports.sgml

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<entry>1999-05-25</entry>
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<entry>(<ulink url="mailto:maillist@candle.pha.pa.us">Bruce Momjian</ulink></entry>
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<row>
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<entry>FreeBSD 2.2.x-4.0</entry>
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<entry>x86</entry>
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<entry>v6.5</entry>
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<entry>1999-05-25</entry>
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<entry>(<ulink url="mailto:t-ishii@sra.co.jp">Tatsuo Ishii</ulink>,
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<ulink url="mailto:scrappy@hub.org">Marc Fournier</ulink>)</entry>
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<entry>DGUX 5.4R4.11</entry>
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<entry>m88k</entry>
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<entry>
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<row>
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<entry>FreeBSD 2.2.x-4.0</entry>
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<entry>x86</entry>
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<entry>v6.5</entry>
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<entry>1999-05-25</entry>
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<entry>(<ulink url="mailto:t-ishii@sra.co.jp">Tatsuo Ishii</ulink>,
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<ulink url="mailto:scrappy@hub.org">Marc Fournier</ulink>)</entry>
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</row>
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<entry>HPUX</entry>
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<entry>linux 2.0.x</entry>
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<entry>Linux 2.0.x</entry>
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<entry>Alpha</entry>
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<entry>v6.5.3</entry>
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<entry>1999-11-05</entry>
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<entry>
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<entry>linux 2.2.x</entry>
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<entry>Linux 2.2.x</entry>
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<entry>arm41</entry>
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<entry>v6.5.3</entry>
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separately.
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<entry>linux 2.0.x/libc5</entry>
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<entry>Linux 2.0.x/libc5</entry>
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<entry>x86</entry>
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<entry>Linux 2.2.x/glibc2</entry>
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<entry>v6.5.3</entry>
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<entry>1999-11-05</entry>
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<entry>v7.0</entry>
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<entry>2000-03-26</entry>
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<entry>(<ulink url="mailto:lamar.owen@wgcr.org">Lamar Owens</ulink>)</entry>
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<entry>linux 2.0.x</entry>
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<entry>Linux 2.0.x</entry>
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<entry>MIPS</entry>
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<entry>v6.4</entry>
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<entry>1998-12-16</entry>
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<entry>Cobalt Qube
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<entry>linux 2.0.x</entry>
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<entry>Linux 2.0.x</entry>
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<entry>v6.4</entry>
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<entry>1998-10-25</entry>
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<entry>(<ulink url="mailto:szybist@boxhill.com">Tom Szybist</ulink>)</entry>
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<entry>linuxPPC 2.1.24</entry>
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<entry>LinuxPPC R4 2.2.1/libc5</entry>
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<entry>v7.0</entry>
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<entry>2000-03-26</entry>
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<entry>mklinux DR3</entry>
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<entry>PowerMac 7600
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<entry>(<ulink url="mailto:brook@trillium.NMSU.Edu">Brook Milligan</ulink>)</entry>
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<entry>v7.0</entry>
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<entry>(<ulink url="mailto:prlw1@newn.cam.ac.uk">Patrick
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At the time of publication, the following platforms have been tested:
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<thead>
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<entry>Processor</entry>
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