Re: [PATCHES] Fix for large file support (nonsegment mode support)

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)sun(dot)com>, Andrew Dunstan <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PATCHES] Fix for large file support (nonsegment mode support)
Date: 2008-03-10 23:11:43
Message-ID: 200803110011.45816.peter_e@gmx.net
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Tom Lane wrote:
> Zdenek Kotala <Zdenek(dot)Kotala(at)Sun(dot)COM> writes:
> > There is latest version of nonsegment support patch. I changed
> > LET_OS_MANAGE_FILESIZE to USE_SEGMENTED_FILES and I added
> > -disable-segmented-files switch to configure. I kept tuplestore behavior
> > and it still split file in both mode.
>
> Applied with minor corrections.

Why is this not the default when supported? I am wondering both from the
point of view of the user, and in terms of development direction.

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