Re: Re: [PATCH] To remove EXTEND INDEX

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>, Hackers List <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Re: [PATCH] To remove EXTEND INDEX
Date: 2001-07-14 00:57:08
Message-ID: 200107140057.f6E0v8m18288@candle.pha.pa.us
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> * I agree with Tom's assertion that it's an awful lot of complexity for such
> a marginal gain. Look at the size of the patch and the fact that it has all
> been useless for the last few years.
>
> * I didn't send it to -patches because it's not ready yet.
>
> * Only posted a URL, not the patch itself. Sorry for the confusion.
>
> Tom actually suggested doing this at the same time as re-enabling partial
> indices but I favoured a separate patch considering the large number of
> scattered changes.
>
> Anyway, is there a concensus, or shall I forget the whole thing?

I vote for removing the feature. Removing stuff of doubtful usefulness
is a big gain.

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