[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

[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

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.

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 backported to

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 from Bruce and

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:

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 your

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 to

[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