Am Donnerstag, 31. August 2006 15:05 schrieb Merlin Moncure: > The proposal to supply hints to statements and functions has been > voted down several times due to the argument that it is better to fix > the planner. I think supplying hints does fix the planner, and is a > balanced solution.
Planner hints are a way to address a deficient planner. But neither a manually hinted planner nor a perfectly good planner will help if the planning decisions are based on outdated information. -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
