Re: Contrib reindex script:
Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: Neil Conway <nconway@klamath.dyndns.org>, sthomas@townnews.com, pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-06-13T20:38:02Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes: > Tom Lane wrote: >> Personally I think putting development effort into REINDEX is a waste of >> manpower. Study how to make btree collapse out empty pages, instead. > Agreed, but what plans do we have to fix it? I have heard no proposals, > and it has been a known problem for years. Lots of important things have been on the TODO list for years. Diverting effort into third-best substitutes isn't going to help get them done faster. regards, tom lane