github FirebirdSQL/firebird v5.0.0
Firebird 5.0.0

3 months ago

Firebird 5.0 introduces many improvements without any changes in architecture or operation, the
most important are:

  • Parallel (multi-threaded) operation for backup/restore, sweep and index creation
  • Partial indices
  • SKIP LOCKED clause for SELECT WITH LOCK, UPDATE and DELETE statements
  • Inline minor ODS upgrade
  • Compiled statement cache
  • PSQL and SQL profiler
  • Support for WHEN NOT MATCHED BY SOURCE for MERGE statement
  • Support multiple rows for DML RETURNING
  • New built-in functions and packages
  • Denser record-level compression
  • Network support for scrollable cursors

The final release does not include any user-visible changes compared to the Release Candidate 2.

All the changes across the Beta and RC stages can be found in the CHANGELOG.

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