Re: New Access Method

Also, any pointers where I can find the operator classes and functions for
the GIST index?

Thanks

On 04/03/07, Alan Gatt <alangatt(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>
> Ok, so I am using GCC 3.2 as a compiler, and the following is the error
> message:
>
> make[4]: Entering directory
> `/c/dev/postgres/pgsql_tip/src/backend/access/mdim'
> gcc -O2 -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes -Wpointer-arith -Winline
> -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wendif-labels -fno-strict-aliasing -g
> -I../../../../src/include -I./src/include/port/win32 -DEXEC_BACKEND
> "-I../../../../src/include/port/win32" -DBUILDING_DLL -c -o mdim.o mdim.c
>
> make[4]: *** [mdim.o] Error 3
> make[4]: Target `SUBSYS.o' not remade because of errors.
> make[4]: Leaving directory
> `/c/dev/postgres/pgsql_tip/src/backend/access/mdim'
> make[3]: *** [mdim-recursive] Error 2
>
> If I choose the GIST development, do you know of any documentation which
> can help me?
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
>
> On 04/03/07, Alvaro Herrera < alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
> >
> > Alan Gatt escribió:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I am trying to create a new index which is multidimensional (based on
> > > R-Tree) which can be used for data warehosuing. I have read the
> > Developers'
> > > manual about adding new indexes, and now I want to start coding the
> > new
> > > index.
> >
> > Have you considered coding it using the GiST infrastructure? Should be
> > much easier, and automatically give crash safety, concurrency, and a
> > shorter development time.
> >
> > --
> > Alvaro Herrera
> > http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
> > The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc.
> >
>
>