DuckDB: v1.4.4 Bugfix Release

This is a bug fix release for various issues discovered after we released 1.4.3. Please excuse the erroneous release earlier. ## What's Changed * Cast Fix: Correctly handle negative exponent with a number with a decimal in VARCHAR -> INTEGER cast by @Mytherin in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20098 * [Storage] Fix NULL filter check for constant segments by @Tishj in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20103 * fixing staged upload for install.duckdb.org - hopefully by @hannes in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20104 * Remove undefined loop by @artjomPlaunov in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20105 * [Test] Adjust concurrent attach-detach test to expect write-write conflict by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20108 * Fix ALIAS function in filter pushdown to preserve column aliases(#20008) by @henry8128 in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20106 * Headers missing from http logs by @samansmink in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20030 * Bumping httpfs to include https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb-httpfs/pull/174 by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20145 * Issue #20136: Secondary IGNORE NULLS by @hawkfish in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20153 * Fix minio nightly tests by @c-herrewijn in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20132 * Fix use-after-free in mode aggregate Combine function by @victor-ab in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20146 * Only pushdown varchar if the arrow type is not a string view by @evertlammerts in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20165 * Quote filters in adbc_get_objects by @evertlammerts in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20172 * Issue #20156: Streaming Window Unions by @hawkfish in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20191 * MergeInto: correctly clean-up buffer and handle non trivial GetData by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20163 * Fix extentension-ci-tools to latest release version in the v1.4-andium branch by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20227 * [Chore] Clean up CI nightly run to prevent time outs by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20150 * Bump Julia to v1.4.3 by @maiadegraaf in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20248 * Internal #6881: 2025c Time Zones by @hawkfish in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20258 * Split statements by semicolon by @Dtenwolde in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20174 * [chore] Remove `numeric_cast.hpp` import and other tidy stuff by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20278 * [chore] Reduce latency of VARCHAR index creation test by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20277 * Reuse correct table-level metadata during checkpoints by @ywelsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20267 * Fix view resolution not being stable if the referenced table lives in a different schema by @Tishj in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20260 * ConstantOrNullFunction input validity mask overwrite bugfix by @artjomPlaunov in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20283 * dbgen: use TaskExecutor framework by @Mytherin in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20284 * fix(adbc): return error when setting an empty sql query by @gishor in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20071 * Bump iceberg, and add wasm platforms! by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20205 * _extension_distribution: Pin to `v1.4-andium` branch of extension-ci-tools by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20294 * Optimize prepared statement parameter lookups by @EtgarDev in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20252 * Update `VectorType` in `ComputePartitionIndices` by @lnkuiper in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20343 * Add some defensive programming in `RadixPartitionedHashTable::Combine` and `RadixPartitionedHashTable::Finalize` by @lnkuiper in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20342 * Increase reserved size for paths in SetPathsInternal by @Flogex in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20340 * Use UTF-16 console output in Windows shell (1.4) by @staticlibs in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20339 * Force repartitioning in `RadixPartitionedHashTable::Combine` by @lnkuiper in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20357 * Fixup comparison to wrong iterator on abdc's driver by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20360 * [chore] dsdgen generation signed integer overflow fix by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20279 * Give preference do variables set in config by @pdet in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20396 * Add QueryContext also to Write(void *buffer, idx_t nr_bytes), so that BytesWritten are updated also there by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20393 * Fix Issue #20233: fix function chain in qualify by @ArNine in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20302 * Backport client data cleanup by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20403 * Add v1.4.4 to Storage Version by @maiadegraaf in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20404 * Parquet Reader: Ignore invalid UTF8 in string stats, instead of throwing an error by @Mytherin in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20405 * Don't add a semicolon to final query when splitting statements by @Dtenwolde in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20401 * Fixup BRANCHES_TO_BE_CACHED, vars are not available on PRs, so env it is by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20411 * [Fix] Defensive infinite loop guard and UTF-8 check in C API by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20348 * Add ducklake, httpfs and iceberg tests so they are run in CI by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20319 * [Stats] `date_trunc` stat propagation fix by @Tishj in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20421 * Refactor allowed path sanitize by @hannes in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20346 * Issue #20413: ASOF SEMI/ANTI Bindings by @hawkfish in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20433 * Fix #20410: fix for RIGHT SEMI/ANTI - cannot fully label chain as found if there are non-equality predicates present in the join condition by @Mytherin in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20435 * [Fix] Misaligned size in ART prefix count by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20455 * Wrap ccache in own action by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20466 * [Chore] Add `ORDER BY` to `AS OF` test by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20465 * Fix segfault in hive partitioning with NULL values by @Schwarf in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20468 * Nightly test encryption fixes by @ccfelius in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20461 * [C API] Fix error data creation by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20451 * Skip concurrent_encrypted_attach due to race in autoloading httpfs by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20471 * CI fixup: Comparisons needs to be done via strings (since input via workflow_call is a string) by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20464 * Add unity_catalog to extensions built by duckdb/duckdb by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20445 * Invert the setup of ccache and cleanup_runner by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20429 * bump spatial for andium by @Maxxen in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20479 * Reclaim disk space on MacOS runners by @lnkuiper in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20493 * Adding secure clear functions by @ccfelius in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20285 * rewrite unaligned scan by @artjomPlaunov in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20474 * Issue #20470: TIMESTAMPTZ to DATE by @hawkfish in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20498 * Reset cached dictionaries in `TRY` expression by @Maxxen in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20452 * [Copy] Fix #20324 `partition_by` option binding by @Tishj in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20509 * Bump multiple extensions by @maiadegraaf in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20504 * update azure ref for v1.4-andium by @benfleis in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20506 * [Fix] Directly retrieve the logical column index during `MERGE INTO` binding by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20503 * Sanitize pragmas by @samansmink in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20514 * Bump httpfs, ducklake and postgres by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20518 * Revert vortex bump for v1.4.4 by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20527 * Bump VSS by @taniabogatsch in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20542 * Bump Excel by @maiadegraaf in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20540 * Fix Issue #20233: Fix function chain in having and merge to v1.4 by @ArNine in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20532 * bump iceberg by @Tmonster in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20549 * Bump Iceberg v1.4 by @Tmonster in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20604 * Fix KeyValueSecretReader init by @NiclasHaderer in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20620 * Fail fast extensions by @carlopi in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20605 ## New Contributors * @victor-ab made their first contribution in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20146 * @gishor made their first contribution in https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/pull/20071 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/duckdb/duckdb/compare/v1.4.3...v1.4.4