Re: [HACKERS] Re: yet another problem in recent builds, GIST this time

> "Gene Selkov, Jr." <selkovjr@mcs.anl.gov> wrote:
> >
> > I think I have another problem similar to what I just reported. This time it is in GiST. It does not
> > complain when it builds the index but any attempt to use the table with exesisting GiST indices causes
> > this error:
>
> You seem to be the only one who actually uses GiST <grin>

See manuals.  There is a web site for gist.

>
> During last 2-3 years I have posted the question about the usability
> of GiST indexes to various Postgres lists about 3 times with absolutely
> no reaction, so assumed that they didn't work at all ;(
>
> Could you point me to any information (FAQs, TFMs, ...) about their
> usage ?
>
> I have been under an impression that the easiest way of adding new
> indexing strategies (I personally need full-text) to postgres would
> be thru GiST, but as I have had no luck in getting them to waork as
> they were, I assumed that they were in fact unsupported remnants of
> a long-forgotten project.

Full text can now be done with the new /contrib/fulltextindex functions.

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