The 8.1 Release Notes have the following item:
* Allow non-consecutive index columns to be used in a multi-column index
So isn't the following paragraph from "Multicolumn Indexes" out of
date?
The query planner can use a multicolumn index for queries that
involve the leftmost column in th
David Fetter wrote:
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Integrating autovacuum into the server allows it to be
automatically started and stopped in sync with the database
server, and allows autovacuum to be configured from
! postgresql.conf.
Michael Fuhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> So isn't the following paragraph from "Multicolumn Indexes" out of
> date?
> The query planner can use a multicolumn index for queries that
> involve the leftmost column in the index definition plus any
> number of columns listed to the right of it,
At least two other popular production database products provide true
serializability, as described in PostgreSQL documentation (section 12.2.2.1 of
8.1 devel). I'm a big fan of PosgreSQL, but let's not overstate things. Some
users may have applications with do depend on the true serializabilit
