On 2005-08-31, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> During CREATE INDEX we include all tuples, even if they are already dead
> when we build an index.
>
> What purpose does this serve?
>
> A pre-existing transaction can't see the index,
Yes, it can; the catalog is read in SnapshotNow rather than in the query
snapshot.
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