package: postgresql
New upstream version 8.0 was released on 2005-01-19.
Detailed release notes are at: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/release.html#RELEASE-8-0
Summary of new features are: * Native Windows port * Savepoints/nested transactions * Exception handling inside functions * Tablespaces * Point in time recovery * Improved shared buffer management * Background writer process to reduce checkpoint impact * Tunable delays to reduce the impact of VACUUM * Overhaul of pg_dump and pg_restore * Expanded log format options and log rotation * Improved embedded quote handling for functions * ALTER TABLE can alter the data type of an existing column * Improved ALTER capabilities for all database objects
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