Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-03 Thread Tom Lane
Joshua D. Drake [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well if an initdb was not required, I think that would be a huge feature ;) (I know it may not work release over release) If someone had started working on pg_upgrade six months ago, we might have that for 8.2 ... regards, tom

Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-03 Thread Chris Browne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tom Lane) writes: Joshua D. Drake [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Well if an initdb was not required, I think that would be a huge feature ;) (I know it may not work release over release) If someone had started working on pg_upgrade six months ago, we might have that for 8.2

[HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-02 Thread Bruce Momjian
I am thinking we will portray 8.2 as a release focused on usability improvements. We do have a few large features, like perhaps bit-mapped indexes, but in general, the release has a lot of additions that make things easier to use, rather than adding new features or performance. -- Bruce

Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-02 Thread Josh Berkus
Bruce, I am thinking we will portray 8.2 as a release focused on usability improvements. We do have a few large features, like perhaps bit-mapped indexes, but in general, the release has a lot of additions that make things easier to use, rather than adding new features or performance. This

Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-02 Thread Alvaro Herrera
Bruce Momjian wrote: I am thinking we will portray 8.2 as a release focused on usability improvements. We do have a few large features, like perhaps bit-mapped indexes, but in general, the release has a lot of additions that make things easier to use, rather than adding new features or

Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-02 Thread Rick Gigger
Sorry if this is the wrong place for this but as far as I can tell there are only 2 features so far that I've seen discussed on hackers that are looking really good to me. I'm sure all the little changes will add up to a big win but these are the only two that would make me feel an urgent

Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-02 Thread Robert Treat
On Wednesday 02 August 2006 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: I am thinking we will portray 8.2 as a release focused on usability improvements. We do have a few large features, like perhaps bit-mapped indexes, but in general, the release has a lot of additions that make things easier to use, rather

Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-02 Thread Joshua D. Drake
Robert Treat wrote: On Wednesday 02 August 2006 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: I am thinking we will portray 8.2 as a release focused on usability improvements. We do have a few large features, like perhaps bit-mapped indexes, but in general, the release has a lot of additions that make things

Re: [HACKERS] 8.2 feature set

2006-08-02 Thread Bruce Momjian
Robert Treat wrote: On Wednesday 02 August 2006 18:04, Bruce Momjian wrote: I am thinking we will portray 8.2 as a release focused on usability improvements. We do have a few large features, like perhaps bit-mapped indexes, but in general, the release has a lot of additions that make