Update NEWS and CHANGES for 0.8.1 release.

git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/couchdb/trunk@679850 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

2 files changed, 35 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index a3c4ac87..f9cb8bb5 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,11 +4,44 @@ Apache CouchDB CHANGES
 Version 0.8.1-incubating
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+Database Core:
+
+ * Fix for replication problems where the write queues can get backed up if the
+   writes aren't happening fast enough to keep up with the reads. For a large
+   replication, this can exhaust memory and crash, or slow down the machine
+   dramatically. The fix keeps only one document in the write queue at a time.
+ * Fix for databases sometimes incorrectly reporting that they contain 0
+   documents after compaction.
+
+HTTP Interface:
+
+ * Fix for chunked responses where chunks were always being split into multiple
+   TCP packets, which caused problems with the test suite under Safari, and in
+   some other cases.
+ * Fix for an invalid JSON response body being returned for some kinds of
+   views. (COUCHDB-84)
+ * Fix for connections not getting closed after rejecting a chunked request.
+   (COUCHDB-55)
+ * CouchDB can now be bound to IPv6 addresses.
+ * The HTTP Server header now contains the versions of CouchDB and Erlang.
+
+Javascript View Server:
+
+ * Fix for sealing of nested data structure in documents in the Javascript view
+   server.
+ * Improve error handling for undefined values emitted by map functions.
+   (COUCHDB-83)
+
 Packaging and System Integration:
 
  * The `couchdb` script no longer uses `awk` for configuration checks as this
    was causing portability problems.
 
+Futon Utility Client:
+
+ * The view selector dropdown should now work in Opera and Internet Explorer
+   even when it includes optgroups for design documents. (COUCHDB-81)
+
 Version 0.8.0-incubating
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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 49d235dd..ce4b63c2 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ This release is still under development.
 Version 0.8.1-incubating
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- * Minor fixes for the `couchdb` command.
+ * Various bug fixes for replication, compaction, the HTTP interface and the
+   Javascript View Server.
 
 Version 0.8.0-incubating
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