Re: postgres 7.2 features.

> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > The bottom line is that the original postgres time-travel implementation
> > > was totally cost-free. Actually it may have even speeded things
> > > up since vacuum would have less work to do. Can you convince me that
> > > triggers can compare anywhere near for performance? I can't see how.
> > > All I'm asking is don't damage anything that is in postgres now that
> > > is relevant to time-travel in your quest for WAL....
> >
> > Basically, time travel was getting in the way of more requested features
>
> Do you mean way back when it was removed? How was it getting in the way?

Yes. Every tuple had this time-thing that had to be tested. Vadim
wanted to revove it to clear up the coding, and we all agreed.

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