PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including
transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types
-and functions. This distribution also contains several language
-bindings, including C and Tcl.
+and functions. This distribution also contains C language bindings.
-The JDBC, ODBC, C++, and Python interfaces have been moved to the PostgreSQL
-Projects Web Site at http://gborg.postgresql.org for separate maintenance.
-A Perl DBI/DBD driver is available from CPAN.
+The JDBC, ODBC, C++, Python, and Tcl interfaces have been moved to the
+PostgreSQL Projects Web Site at http://gborg.postgresql.org for separate
+maintenance. A Perl DBI/DBD driver is available from CPAN.
See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
PostgreSQL. That file also lists supported operating systems and
--with-libraries=DIRS look for additional libraries in DIRS
--with-libs=DIRS alternative spelling of --with-libraries
--with-pgport=PORTNUM change default port number 5432
- --with-tcl build Tcl and Tk interfaces
+ --with-tcl build Tcl modules (PL/Tcl)
--with-tclconfig=DIR tclConfig.sh is in DIR
--with-perl build Perl modules (PL/Perl)
--with-python build Python modules (PL/Python)
#
-# Tcl/Tk
+# Optionally build Tcl modules (PL/Tcl)
#
echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether to build with Tcl" >&5
echo $ECHO_N "checking whether to build with Tcl... $ECHO_C" >&6
dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.378 2004/09/27 02:17:14 pgsql Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.379 2004/10/01 02:00:41 neilc Exp $
dnl
dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
dnl
AC_SUBST(enable_thread_safety)
#
-# Tcl/Tk
+# Optionally build Tcl modules (PL/Tcl)
#
AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build with Tcl])
-PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, tcl, no, [ --with-tcl build Tcl and Tk interfaces])
+PGAC_ARG_BOOL(with, tcl, no, [ --with-tcl build Tcl modules (PL/Tcl)])
AC_MSG_RESULT([$with_tcl])
AC_SUBST([with_tcl])
-<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.204 2004/09/23 00:30:13 neilc Exp $ -->
+<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml,v 1.205 2004/10/01 02:00:43 neilc Exp $ -->
<chapter id="installation">
<title><![%standalone-include[<productname>PostgreSQL</>]]>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- To build the server programming language PL/Perl you need a full
+ To build the server programming language
+ <application>PL/Perl</application> you need a full
<productname>Perl</productname> installation, including the
<filename>libperl</filename> library and the header files.
- Since PL/Perl will be a shared library, the
- <indexterm><primary>libperl</primary></indexterm>
+ Since <application>PL/Perl</application> will be a shared
+
library, the <indexterm><primary>libperl</primary></indexterm>
<filename>libperl</filename> library must be a shared library
also on most platforms. This appears to be the default in
recent <productname>Perl</productname> versions, but it was not
*** the documentation for details.
</screen>
(If you don't follow the on-screen output you will merely notice
- that the PL/Perl library object, <filename>plperl.so</filename>
- or similar, will not be installed.) If you see this, you will
- have to rebuild and install <productname>Perl</productname>
- manually to be able to build PL/Perl. During the configuration
- process for <productname>Perl</productname>, request a shared
- library.
+ that the <application>PL/Perl</application> library object,
+ <filename>plperl.so</filename> or similar, will not be
+ installed.) If you see this, you will have to rebuild and
+ install <productname>Perl</productname> manually to be able to
+ build <application>PL/Perl</application>. During the
+ configuration process for <productname>Perl</productname>,
+ request a shared library.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- To build the PL/Python server programming language, you need a
- <productname>Python</productname> installation with the header
- files and the distutils module. The distutils module is
- included by default with <productname>Python</productname> 1.6
- and later; users of earlier versions of
- <productname>Python</productname> will need to install it.
+ To build the <application>PL/Python</> server programming
+ language, you need a <productname>Python</productname>
+ installation with the header files and the distutils module.
+ The distutils module is included by default with
+ <productname>Python</productname> 1.6 and later; users of
+ earlier versions of <productname>Python</productname> will need
+ to install it.
</para>
<para>
- Since PL/Python will be a shared library, the
- <indexterm><primary>libpython</primary></indexterm>
+ Since <application>PL/Python</application> will be a shared
+
library, the <indexterm><primary>libpython</primary></indexterm>
<filename>libpython</filename> library must be a shared library
also on most platforms. This is not the case in a default
<productname>Python</productname> installation. If after
<listitem>
<para>
- If you want to build Tcl or Tk components (clients and the
- PL/Tcl language) you of course need a Tcl installation.
+ If you want to build the <application>PL/Tcl</application>
+ procedural language, you of course need a Tcl installation.
</para>
</listitem>
<term><option>--with-perl</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Build the PL/Perl server-side language.
+ Build the <application>PL/Perl</> server-side language.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><option>--with-python</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Build the PL/Python server-side language.
+ Build the <application>PL/Python</> server-side language.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<term><option>--with-tcl</option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Build <application>PL/Tcl</>, which requires Tcl/Tk
- <option>--without-tk</>.
- </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
-
- <varlistentry>
- <term><option>--without-tk</option></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- If you specify <option>--with-tcl</> and this option, then
- the program that requires <productname>Tk</>
- (<application>pgtksh</>) will be
- excluded.
+ Build the <application>PL/Tcl</> server-side language.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><option>--with-tclconfig=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
- <term><option>--with-tkconfig=<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
<listitem>
<para>
- Tcl/Tk installs the files <filename>tclConfig.sh</filename> and
- <filename>tkConfig.sh</filename>, which contain
- configuration information needed to build modules
- interfacing to Tcl or Tk. These files are normally found
- automatically at their well-known locations, but if you want to
- use a different version of Tcl or Tk you can specify the
- directory in which to find them.
+ Tcl installs the file <filename>tclConfig.sh</filename>, which
+ contains configuration information needed to build modules
+ interfacing to Tcl. This file is normally found automatically
+ at a well-known location, but if you want to use a different
+ version of Tcl you can specify the directory in which to look
+ for it.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.61 2004/09/20 22:48:29 tgl Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/create_function.sgml,v 1.62 2004/10/01 02:00:44 neilc Exp $
-->
<refentry id="SQL-CREATEFUNCTION">
</para>
<para>
- Increment an integer, making use of an argument name, in PL/PgSQL:
+ Increment an integer, making use of an argument name, in
+ <application>PL/pgSQL</application>:
<programlisting>
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION increment(i integer) RETURNS integer AS '
+++ /dev/null
-<!--
-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/pgtclsh.sgml,v 1.10 2003/11/29 19:51:39 pgsql Exp $
-PostgreSQL documentation
--->
-
-<refentry id="APP-PGTCLSH">
- <refmeta>
- <refentrytitle>pgtclsh</refentrytitle>
- <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
- <refmiscinfo>Application</refmiscinfo>
- </refmeta>
-
- <refnamediv>
- <refname>pgtclsh</refname>
- <refpurpose>
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> <application>Tcl</application> shell client
- </refpurpose>
- </refnamediv>
-
- <indexterm zone="app-pgtclsh">
- <primary>pgtclsh</primary>
- </indexterm>
-
- <refsynopsisdiv>
- <cmdsynopsis>
- <command>pgtclsh</command>
- <arg><replaceable>filename</replaceable> <arg rep="repeat"><replaceable>argument</replaceable></arg></arg>
- </cmdsynopsis>
- </refsynopsisdiv>
-
- <refsect1 id="app-pgtclsh-description">
- <title>
- Description
- </title>
-
- <para>
- <command>pgtclsh</command> is a <application>Tcl</application>
- shell interface extended with
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> database access functions.
- (Essentially, it is <command>tclsh</command> with
- <filename>libpgtcl</filename> loaded.) Like with the regular
- <application>Tcl</application> shell, the first command line
- argument is a script file, any remaining arguments are passed to
- the script. If no script file is named, the shell is
- interactive.
- </para>
-
- <para>
- A <application>Tcl</application> shell with
- <application>Tk</application> and
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> functions is available as <xref
- linkend="app-pgtksh">.
- </para>
- </refsect1>
-
- <refsect1>
- <title>See Also</title>
-
- <simplelist type="inline">
- <member><xref linkend="app-pgtksh"></member>
- <member>
- <xref linkend="pgtcl"> (description of <filename>libpgtcl</filename>)
- </member>
- <member>
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tclsh</refentrytitle> <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- </member>
- </simplelist>
- </refsect1>
-
-</refentry>
-
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-$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.297 2004/09/24 01:31:32 neilc Exp $
+$PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v 1.298 2004/10/01 02:00:43 neilc Exp $
-->
<appendix id="release">
<listitem>
<para>
- Allow PL/PgSQL parameter names to be referenced in the function (Dennis Bjorklund)
+ Allow PL/pgSQL parameter names to be referenced in the function (Dennis Bjorklund)
</para>
<para>
This basically creates an automatic alias for each named parameter.
<listitem>
<para>
- Do minimal syntax checking of PL/PgSQL functions at creation time (Tom)
+ Do minimal syntax checking of PL/pgSQL functions at creation time (Tom)
</para>
<para>
This allows us to catch simple syntax errors sooner.
<listitem>
<para>
- More support for composite types (row and record variables) in PL/PgSQL
+ More support for composite types (row and record variables) in PL/pgSQL
</para>
<para>
For example, it now works to pass a rowtype variable to another function
<listitem>
<para>
- Default values for PL/PgSQL variables can now reference previously
+ Default values for PL/pgSQL variables can now reference previously
declared variables
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Improve parsing of PL/PgSQL FOR loops (Tom)
+ Improve parsing of PL/pgSQL FOR loops (Tom)
</para>
<para>
Parsing is now driven by presence of ".." rather than datatype of FOR
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