On 2013-06-17 12:52:36 -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > > > Well, it can do lots stuff that DROP/CREATE CONCURRENTLY can't: > > * reindex primary keys > > * reindex keys referenced by foreign keys > > * reindex exclusion constraints > > * reindex toast tables > > * do all that for a whole database > > so I don't think that comparison is fair. Having it would have made > > several previous point releases far less painful (e.g. 9.1.6/9.2.1). > > FWIW, I have a client who needs this implementation enough that we're > backporting it to 9.1 for them.
Wait. What? Unless you break catalog compatibility that's not safely possible using this implementation. Greetings, Andres Freund PS: Josh, minor thing, but could you please not trim the CC list, at least when I am on it? -- Andres Freund http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
