- brace expressions
- favor tcl-compilable string comparisons
- replace deprecated "ad_get_user_id" by "ad_conn user_id"
- replace deprecated "export_url_vars" by "export_vars"
- replace deprecated "export_form_vars" by "export_vars"
- replace deprecated "philg_quote_double_quotes" "by ad_quotehtml"
- replace deprecated "ad_parameter" by "parameter::get"
- replace deprecated "ad_require_permission" by "permission::require_permission"
- use $$ quoting in postgres SQL
- use named parameters for SQL functions
- provide compatility with pg9
- fix/complete define_function_args
- bumped version number to 5.8.0