Greg Sabino Mullane wrote: > >>>> Does it have pg_index.indcheckxmin = true? If so, see README.HOT. >>> Yes, that was probably it. Is this worth noting in the documentation >>> somewhere >>> (other than the technical bowels of HOT)? Perhaps in the CREATE INDEX >>> docs? > ... >> I have attached the scripts I used for testing. I don't think it is >> worth documenting this until we have 8.4 released and people start using >> it. > > I'm not following this, Bruce. HOT came out in 8.3, not 8.4, so why would we > wait on documenting the problem? > >> I believe a mention in the manual would require quite complex wording. > > Seems something would be better than nothing. Example: > > "Note: In versions 8.3 and higher, indexes may not be immediately visible > due to the way HOT chains work. For more information, please see > <link to README.HOT>."
I think putting links in the user documentation directly to development README files that require you to look in the source code is a bad thing... > It might be nice to upgrade README.HOT to a real documentation page > as well. If we want the full explanation there, that's how it should be done :-) //Magnus -- Sent via pgsql-bugs mailing list (pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-bugs
