Re: Postgres Features for 7.X

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: John Huttley <john(at)mwk(dot)co(dot)nz>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Postgres Features for 7.X
Date: 2000-01-10 04:21:59
Message-ID: 200001100421.XAA07469@candle.pha.pa.us
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> Hello Bruce,
>
> I've just remembered the other problem with PG that needs to be listed for
> fixing.
>
> This is the 7 field index limit
>
> If the need is for a index for the purpose of unique-ness enforcing, there
> needs to be more than 7 fields.
>
> My system needed about 12.

I am working on this now. 7.0 will have a postgres.h parameter that can
be changed. Default is 8.

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