Re: New Access Method - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: New Access Method
Date
Msg-id 20070303231036.GD6473@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to New Access Method  ("Alan Gatt" <alangatt@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: New Access Method  ("Alan Gatt" <alangatt@gmail.com>)
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Alan Gatt escribió:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to create a new index which is multidimensional (based on
> R-Tree) which can be used for data warehosuing. I have read the Developers'
> manual about adding new indexes, and now I want to start coding the new
> index.

Have you considered coding it using the GiST infrastructure?  Should be
much easier, and automatically give crash safety, concurrency, and a
shorter development time.

-- 
Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.


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