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PostgreSQL 6.1.1 Sun Jul 13 15:11:47 EDT 1997
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This release does not require a dump/restore. Rerun configure. Compile
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the new release. Recompile all your custom applications so they use the
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libpq library in this new release. Stop the postmaster process, install
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the new release, and restart the postmaster.
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Changes in this release
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fix for SET with options (Thomas)
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fix month boundary arithmetic(Thomas)
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fix timezone daylight handling for some ports(Thomas)
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allow pg_dump/pg_dumpall to preserve ownership of all tables/objects(Bruce)
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new psql \connect option allows changing usernames without chaning databases
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fix for datetime arithmetic over month boundaries(Thomas)
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fix for initdb --debug option(Tatsuo)
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lextest cleanup(Bruce)
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hash fixes(Vadim)
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psql's \d now case-insensitive(Bruce)
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psql's backslash commands can now have trailing semicolon(Bruce)
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fix memory leak in psql when using \g(Bruce)
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major fix for endian handling of communication to server(Thomas, Tatsuo)
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improvements in datetime and timespan routines(Thomas)
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timestamp overhauled to use standard functions(Thomas)
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Fix for Solaris assembler and include files(Yoshihiko Ichikawa)
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allow underscores in usernames(Bruce)
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pg_dumpall now returns proper status, portability fix(Bruce)
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PostgreSQL 6.1 Sun Jun 8 14:41:13 EDT 1997
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INSTALL

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Copyright (c) 1997 Regents of the University of California
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This is file /usr/src/pgsql/INSTALL. It contains notes on how to install
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PostgreSQL v6.1. Up to date information on PostgreSQL may be found at
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PostgreSQL v6.1.1. Up to date information on PostgreSQL may be found at
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http://www.postgresql.org.
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PostgreSQL is an RDBMS database server. It is not completely ANSI SQL
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PostgreSQL has been tested on the following platforms:
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aix IBM on AIX 3.2.5
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aix IBM on AIX 3.2.5 or 4.x
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alpha DEC Alpha AXP on OSF/1 2.0
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BSD44_derived OSs derived from 4.4-lite BSD (NetBSD, FreeBSD)
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bsdi BSD/OS 2.0, 2.01, 2.1
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bsdi BSD/OS 2.0, 2.01, 2.1, 3.0
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dgux DG/UX 5.4R3.10
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i386_solaris i386 Solaris
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To upgrade to PostgreSQL v6.1 do the following:
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To upgrade from PostgreSQL v6.1 to v6.1.1 do the following:
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1) Run configure on the new release
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2) Compile the new release
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3) Recompile your custom applications to use the new libpq library
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4) Stop the postmaster
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5) Install the new release
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6) Restart the postmaster
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To those doing a fresh install or upgrading to PostgreSQL v6.1.1
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from 6.0 or 1.* release, do the following:
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1) Read any last minute information and platform specific porting
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4) Ftp file ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-v6.1.tar.gz from the
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4) Ftp file ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/postgresql-v6.1.1.tar.gz from the
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gunzip -c postgresql-v6.1.1.tar.gz |
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supported platforms. We therefore ask you to let us know if you did
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- The version of PostgreSQL (v6.1, v6.2 beta 970703, etc.).
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- The version of PostgreSQL (v6.1, 6.1.1, beta 970703, etc.).
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- Your operating system (i.e. RedHat v4.0 Linux v2.0.26).
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