Re: [HACKERS] Number of index fields configurable

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
> > [mailto:owner-pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org]On Behalf Of Bruce Momjian
> >
> > I have moved INDEX_MAX_KEYS to postgres.h, and have removed the
> > hard-coded limits that it is 8 fields. I hope I got all of them. The
> > default is still 8.
> >
> > There were only a few places left that had the 8 hard-coded.
> >
> > I haven't tested non-8 values but they should work.
> >
>
> Shouldn't the following catalog be changed ?
>
> CATALOG(pg_index)
> {
> ....
> int28 indkey;
> ^^^^^
> oid8 indclass;
> ^^^^^

The underlying definitions of the types are now based in the #define
parameter. Not sure if this is going to work so I have not change the
actual type names yet. I have a few more changes to commit now.

Also, what should the new names be? Can't call it int16. Does anyone
outside the source tree rely on those type names?

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