Re: GiST for 7.1 !! - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: GiST for 7.1 !!
Date
Msg-id 10138.979181354@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to GiST for 7.1 !!  (Oleg Bartunov <oleg@sai.msu.su>)
Responses Re: Re: GiST for 7.1 !!
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Oleg Bartunov <oleg@sai.msu.su> writes:
> we've almost totally rewrite gist.c because old code and algorithm
> were not suitable for variable size keys. I think it might be
> submitted into 7.1 beta source tree.

Urgh.  Dropping in a total rewrite when we're already past beta3 doesn't
strike me as good project management practice --- especially if the
rewrite was done to add features (ie variable-size keys) not merely
fix bugs.  I think it might be more prudent to hold this for 7.2.
        regards, tom lane


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