I assume the total number of documents that you can index is also limited by Java max int. Is this correct? Is there any way to index documents beyond this number in a single index?
Murat > I tentatively think you are correct: the file format itself does not > impose this limitation. > > But in a least a couple places internally, Lucene uses a java int to > hold the term number, which is actually a limit of 2,147,483,648 > terms. I'll update fileformats.html for 2.9. > > Mike > > On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 2:56 AM, deminix <demi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> http://lucene.apache.org/java/2_4_1/fileformats.html >> >> The file format page at the bottom cites that there is a 32 bit limit to >> term numbers. I fail to see where in the file formats documentation >> that is >> actually true. Is the bottom of the page simply out of date? I'm also >> wondering whether the code may be a limiting factor even if the file >> formats >> are ok. >> >> Thanks. >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org > Murat Yakici Department of Computer & Information Sciences University of Strathclyde Glasgow, UK ------------------------------------------- The University of Strathclyde is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC015263. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: java-user-unsubscr...@lucene.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: java-user-h...@lucene.apache.org
