I think you shouldn't worry about it until you can demonstrate that you actually have a space problem. Worrying about storing an extra < 3M is almost certainly a waste of time.
What evidence do you have that this is any kind of problem at all? Best Erick On 10/9/07, Narendra yadala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi All > > Currently I am using document.setBoost for setting a boost proportionate > to > some other parameter. > For ex: p is my parameter whose value is 5.0f > I am using document.setBoost(p) for making this p as a boost for this > document. > But since document.boost gets encoded inside norms array, so I am forced > to > store > the norms array for all the fields in my document and as a result > I am wasting space of 2 bytes for two fields for which I dont need any > length normalization and stuff. > And also my parameter p does not exist for all the documents in the index. > So now if I have million documents and only 2% has this parameter p then I > am storing > 980,000*3 extra bytes considering there are 3 fields in my document. > So what should I do considering the space considerations in my context. > > Regards > Narendra >
