Re: [HACKERS] Error "vacuum pg_proc"

> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> >> It turns out that for an index on a single text column, the maximum
> >> safe text length is 2700 bytes.
>
> > This is another argument to try and get long tuples into 7.0.
>
> I think Jan might have enough on his plate already without trying to
> TOAST the index code along with the plain-table code. But if he can
> get it done, great!
>
> One thing this does bring up is that the maximum safe tuple length is
> dependent on the index or table type. The toaster's API had better
> be designed accordingly...

In talking to Jan, the index code will make use of the toast entries
automatically. He said the heap_insert will do any toasting, and after
that the tuple already has any toast pointers, and that gets inserted
into the index.

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