Re: Full Text Indexing, Modules, etc

From: Chris <csmith(at)squiz(dot)net>
To: Gordan Bobic <gordan(at)bobich(dot)net>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Full Text Indexing, Modules, etc
Date: 2001-10-05 00:58:03
Message-ID: 5.1.0.14.0.20011005105538.02be3520@cooee.cybersydney.com.au
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Hey,

>1) I understand that there is a FTI "module" among the contribs, but the
>/contrib directory on all the mirrors I have checked is empty. So, where to I
>get the full text indexing stuff?
>
>2) What is required to get the full text indexing to work? I have installed
>PostgreSQL using the binary RPMs, and I don't really want to recompile it
>from sources (I like RPM). Is there a way to use "run-time" modules and
>insert them after compiling?

You have to install the postgresql-contrib RPM, then the contrib section is
located at /usr/lib/pgsql/contrib/

>3) I have failed to find any documentation on the subject of FTI and how to
>use it. All I have found is the reference that the documentation has been
>updated in 7.1.3 edition of the FTI module, but I have been unable to find
>the /contrib/fulltextindex directory. Where should I be looking? The main
>postgres ftp site always seems to be too verloaded...

In /usr/lib/pgsql/fulltextindex/
:)

Haven't used it myself so tips for getting it to work, I have none :)

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Chris Smith
http://www.squiz.net/

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