tada/pljava V1_5_0b3

Release 1.5.0-BETA3

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PL/Java 1.5.0-BETA3 announced.

PL/Java brings functions, triggers, and types in Java. 1.5.0, now in third beta/release candidate, supports latest PostgreSQL and Java versions with a range of improvements and fixes.

Project site: http://tada.github.io/pljava/
Release notes: http://tada.github.io/pljava/releasenotes.html

Although PL/Java has historically used numbered betas and not "RC" releases, this may be considered a 1.5.0 release candidate.

Changes since 1.5.0-BETA2:

• Fix for CVE-2016-2192, which could affect sites that are using PL/Java's type mapping features. (A mitigation before upgrading to 1.5.0 is simply to REVOKE EXECUTE ... FROM PUBLIC on the functions sqlj.add_type_mapping and sqlj.drop_type_mapping, and grant the privilege selectively to users or roles needing it.)
• A workaround is documented for faulty builds of OpenJDK 6 and 7 found on Ubuntu
• Fixed: bogus values when using some user-defined types on little-endian hardware
• Fixed: user-defined types failing to be registered depending on the first access in a session
• Fixed: TupleDesc reference leak warnings involving composite user-defined types
• Partial support (and a working example) added for user-defined types with type modifiers
• Extensive added documentation on tuning Java VM options, including class data sharing

Please see the release notes for more details and the cumulative list of changes.

Many thanks to all the individuals and organizations listed in the release notes under Credits.