GIST

From: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
To: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Greg Copeland" <greg(at)CopelandConsulting(dot)Net>
Cc: "PostgresSQL Hackers Mailing List" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: GIST
Date: 2002-03-14 02:48:09
Message-ID: GNELIHDDFBOCMGBFGEFOMELOCBAA.chriskl@familyhealth.com.au
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> > Oh yes, one last question, is the required method for adding index
> > support via GiST? I ask because it seems to me that inserts could be
> > exceptionally expensive, though as usual, I still have more to look at.
>
> I think we would recommend GIST because it is easier.

Would someone be able to explain to me exactly what GIST is? I thought it
was just a _type_ of index, but is it actually a generalised index-creating
framework? Do other DMBSs use it? Is it a cool thing I could talk about
when I give my talk at UWA tommorrow?

Chris

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  • Re: GIST at 2002-03-14 03:08:50 from Greg Copeland
  • Re: GIST at 2002-03-14 08:47:58 from Teodor Sigaev
  • Re: GIST at 2002-03-19 11:46:54 from Oleg Bartunov

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