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PostGIS 1.5.8 Manual308 / 310A.36.3Scripts changesNEW distance_sphere() function.Changed get_proj4_from_srid implementation to use PL/PGSQL instead of SQL.A.36.4Other changesBUGFIX in loader and dumper handling of MultiLine shapesBUGFIX in loader, skipping all but first hole of polygons.jdbc2: code cleanups, Makefile improvementsFLEX and YACC variables set *after* pgsql Makefile.global is included and only if the pgsql *stripped* version evaluates to theempty stringAdded already generated parser in releaseBuild scripts refinementsimproved version handling, central Version.configimprovements in postgis_restore.plA.37 Release 1.0.0RC3Release date: 2005/02/24Third release candidate for 1.0.0. Contains many bug fixes and improvements.A.37.1UpgradingYou need a dump/reload to upgrade from precedent releases. See the upgrading chapter for more informations.A.37.2Library changesBUGFIX in transform(): missing SRID, better error handling.BUGFIX in memory alignment handlingBUGFIX in force_collection() causing mapserver connector failures on simple (single) geometry types.BUGFIX in GeometryFromText() missing to add a bbox cache.reduced precision of box2d output.prefixed DEBUG macros with PGIS_ to avoid clash with pgsql oneplugged a leak in GEOS2POSTGIS converterReduced memory usage by early releasing query-context palloced one.A.37.3Scripts changesBUGFIX in 72 index bindings.BUGFIX in probe_geometry_columns() to work with PG72 and support multiple geometry columns in a single tableNEW bool::text castSome functions made IMMUTABLE from STABLE, for performance improvement.