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Re: Docs: GIST

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh@pop.jaring.my>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2002-12-12T05:41:33Z
Lists: pgsql-performance, pgsql-general 
Lincoln Yeoh <lyeoh@pop.jaring.my> writes:
> I'm a bit confused.
> In 7.3 is it possible to use GIST without using any of the stuff in 
> contrib/?

No, because there are no GIST opclasses in the standard installation.
They are only in contrib.

Yes, that's a bit silly.  As GIST improves out of the "academic toy"
category into the "production tool" category, I expect we will migrate
GIST opclasses into the standard installation.

			regards, tom lane