I'm pretty sure it's been relatively linear for me, but I haven't tracked it in detail. The obvious question is whether all of your docs are about the same size....
But you might look here for tips before you try extrapolating.... http://wiki.apache.org/lucene-java/ImproveIndexingSpeed Best Erick On 8/23/07, Barry Forrest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi list, > > I'm trying to estimate how long it will take to index 10 million > documents. > If I measure how long it takes to index say 10,000 documents, can I > extrapolate? Will it take roughly 1000 times longer to do the whole set? > > Thanks > Barry >