@@ -396,10 +396,23 @@ Additional Improvements
396396use and state. In previous versions, these data were sampled. See
397397:issue:`SERVER-5784` and :status:`indexCounters` for more information.
398398
399- ``_id`` Index not Required for Updates to Capped Collections
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399+ ``_id`` Indexes on Capped Collections
400+ `````````````````````````````````````
401+
402+ All :term:`capped collections <capped collection>` now have an ``_id``
403+ field by default if they exist outside of the ``local`` database. This
404+ change only affects capped collections that using 2.2 and does not
405+ impact existing capped collections.
406+
407+ Additionally in :term:`replica sets <replica set>`, :term:`secondaries
408+ <secondary>` will create indexes on the ``_id`` field for capped
409+ collections.
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402- :issue:`SERVER-4546`
411+ By requiring an ``_id`` field, and creating ``_id`` indexes on
412+ secondaries, MongoDB prevents situations where the absence of a
413+ ``_id`` field can cause problems for replication.
414+
415+ See: :issue:`SERVER-5516` for more information.
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404417``localTime`` Command
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@@ -432,14 +445,22 @@ Padding Specifiable on Compact Command
432445Added Build Flag to Use System Libraries
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434447
435- Boost 1.49 Library embedded in codebase.
448+ The Boost library, version 1.49, is now embeded in the MongoDB
449+ code base.
436450
437451Additionally, added a flag to ``scons`` so that the build process can
438- use system libraries.
452+ use system libraries, if desired. To build MongoDB with system
453+ libraries for all libraries, use the following arguments to ``scons``:
454+
455+ .. code-block:: sh
456+
457+ scons --use-system-all
439458
440- :issue:`SERVER-3829`
459+ You can use the ``--use-system-boost`` to only use the system Boost
460+ library.
441461
442- :issue:`SERVER-5172`
462+ See the :issue:`SERVER-3829` and :issue:`SERVER-5172` issues for more
463+ information.
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444465Resources
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