Re: pgsql-server/src/backend/commands cluster.c

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>, pgsql-committers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: pgsql-server/src/backend/commands cluster.c
Date: 2002-11-04 02:34:51
Message-ID: 200211040234.gA42Yqk04066@candle.pha.pa.us
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl> writes:
> > On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 04:20:47PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> >> During swap_relfilenodes, swap relation size statistic fields along with
> >> the relfilenode and toast fields. This ensures that the newly-computed
> >> statistics will be available on completion of CLUSTER.
>
> > I haven't seen the change, but does this mean that ANALYZE is no longer
> > needed right after CLUSTER?
>
> If the pg_statistic entries were already good, then you shouldn't need
> an ANALYZE, no.

The CLUSTER manual page recommends a analyze to update the clustered
nature of the table. Is that still needed?

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