Re: [HACKERS] Fix for large file support (nonsegment mode support) - Mailing list pgsql-patches

Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Tom Lane wrote:
> > Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek.Kotala@Sun.COM> writes:
> > > There is latest version of nonsegment support patch. I changed
> > > LET_OS_MANAGE_FILESIZE to USE_SEGMENTED_FILES and I added
> > > -disable-segmented-files switch to configure. I kept tuplestore behavior
> > > and it still split file in both mode.
> >
> > Applied with minor corrections.
>
> Why is this not the default when supported?  I am wondering both from the
> point of view of the user, and in terms of development direction.

Also it would get more buildfarm coverage if it were default.  If it
breaks something we'll notice earlier.

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