Re: 7.2.3 patching done

OK, 7.2.3 is all branded and ready to go.  HISTORY/release.sgml shows:

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                                 Release Notes


                                 Release 7.2.3

     Release date: 2002-10-01

   This has a variety of fixes from 7.2.2, including fixes to prevent
   possible data loss.

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Migration to version 7.2.3

   A dump/restore is *not* required for those running 7.2.X.

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Changes

 Prevent possible compressed transaction log loss (Tom)
 Prevent non-superuser from increasing most recent vacuum info (Tom)
 Handle pre-1970 date values in newer versions of glibc (Tom)
 Fix possible hang during server shutdown
 Prevent spinlock hangs on SMP PPC machines (Tomoyuki Niijima)
 Fix pg_dump to properly dump FULL JOIN USING (Tom)


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Tom Lane wrote:
> I'm done making back-patches for 7.2.3.  Over to you, Bruce ...
> attached is the REL7_2_STABLE branch history since 7.2.2.
> 
> 			regards, tom lane
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:57  tgl
> 
> 	* src/backend/utils/adt/: date.c, datetime.c (REL7_2_STABLE):
> 	Back-patch fixes to work around broken mktime() in recent glibc
> 	releases.
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:47  tgl
> 
> 	* src/backend/: commands/async.c, tcop/postgres.c (REL7_2_STABLE):
> 	Back-patch fix for bad SIGUSR2 interrupt handling during backend
> 	shutdown.
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:24  tgl
> 
> 	* src/: backend/storage/lmgr/s_lock.c, include/storage/s_lock.h
> 	(REL7_2_STABLE): Back-patch fix for correct TAS operation on
> 	multi-CPU PPC machines.
> 
> 2002-09-30 16:18  tgl
> 
> 	* src/backend/: bootstrap/bootstrap.c, storage/buffer/buf_init.c,
> 	storage/lmgr/lwlock.c, storage/lmgr/proc.c (REL7_2_STABLE):
> 	Back-patch fix for 'can't wait without a PROC structure' failures:
> 	remove separate ShutdownBufferPoolAccess exit callback, and do the
> 	work in ProcKill instead, before we delete MyProc.
> 
> 2002-09-30 15:55  tgl
> 
> 	* src/: backend/access/transam/clog.c,
> 	backend/access/transam/xlog.c, backend/bootstrap/bootstrap.c,
> 	backend/tcop/utility.c, include/access/xlog.h (REL7_2_STABLE):
> 	Back-patch fix to ensure a checkpoint occurs before truncating
> 	CLOG, even if no recent WAL activity has occurred.
> 
> 2002-09-30 15:45  tgl
> 
> 	* src/backend/commands/vacuum.c (REL7_2_STABLE): Back-patch fix to
> 	not change pg_database.datvacuumxid or truncate CLOG when an
> 	unprivileged user runs VACUUM.
> 
> 2002-09-20 17:37  tgl
> 
> 	* src/backend/utils/adt/ruleutils.c (REL7_2_STABLE): Back-patch fix
> 	for failure to dump views containing FULL JOIN USING.  The bug is
> 	not present in CVS tip due to cleanup of JOIN handling, but 7.2.*
> 	is broken.
> 

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