Excerpts from Kevin Grittner's message of jue sep 30 16:38:11 -0400 2010: > When I read the description of the algorithm, I can't imagine a > situation where --patience would make the diff *worse*. I was > somewhat afraid (based on the name) that it would be slow; but > if it is slower, it hasn't been by enough for me to notice it.
There is a very simple example posted on some of the blog posts that goes something like aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb bbbbbbbb xyz and the "xyz" is moved to the front. In this corner case, the patience diff is a lot worse. -- Álvaro Herrera <alvhe...@commandprompt.com> The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
