Re: TOAST docs - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Jan Wieck
Subject Re: TOAST docs
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Msg-id 3D8203B0.5A98A30E@Yahoo.com
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In response to Re: TOAST docs  ("scott.marlowe" <scott.marlowe@ihs.com>)
Responses Re: TOAST docs  (Hannu Krosing <hannu@tm.ee>)
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"scott.marlowe" wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 13 Sep 2002, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> 
> > Alvaro Herrera writes:
> >
> > > Is there some documentation on TOAST?
> >
> > No.  Why do you need any?
> 
> I think I saw some docs in the
> 
> /usr/local/src/postgresql-7.2.1/src/backend/access/heap/tuptoaster.c
> 
> file on my box.  :-)
> 
> Actually it is pretty well commented, so I'm not just being a smart ass
> here.

Inline comments are not exactly what I call "documentation", but
thanks for the flowers anyway.

Hannu is right though, that there are ways to tweak the behavior
by running the risk to currupt your system catalogs (read:
manually updating it). Originally I had in mind to add some
administrative utilities that give a safe access to these
settings ... if the past year would just have been a bit less
stressful ...


Jan

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