| From: | Tom Samplonius <tom(at)sdf(dot)com> |
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| To: | Manuel Cabido <manny(at)msuiit(dot)edu(dot)ph> |
| Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: A post-7.1 wish-list. |
| Date: | 2001-01-11 06:17:35 |
| Message-ID: | Pine.BSF.4.05.10101102215180.21469-100000@misery.sdf.com |
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On Mon, 8 Jan 2001, Manuel Cabido wrote:
> I would like to inquire if in the next release of postgresql the database
> will have to be compacted into a single file like what Interbase
> database supports? I find this feature convenient because it will simplify
> the updating of your database considering that you will be dealing only
> with one single file.
I don't understand how a single file is easier to update. What kind of
updates are you talking about?
A single file archicture requires that the database system have a
storage manager and a pseudo filesystem. It also becomes another thing to
configure and monitor. Ask anyone who has delt with Oracle's tablespace
and extent management on how complicated this can be.
Tom
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