Received: from localhost (postgresql.org [64.49.215.8]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3A00475E8C for ; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:41:40 -0500 (EST) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (unknown [192.204.191.242]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E44EE475AE6 for ; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:41:39 -0500 (EST) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gBC5fXpd003456; Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:41:34 -0500 (EST) To: Lincoln Yeoh Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Docs: GIST In-reply-to: <5.1.0.14.1.20021212010621.0273d040@mbox.jaring.my> References: <5.1.0.14.1.20021212010621.0273d040@mbox.jaring.my> Comments: In-reply-to Lincoln Yeoh message dated "Thu, 12 Dec 2002 02:07:09 +0800" Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 00:41:33 -0500 Message-ID: <3455.1039671693@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS new-20020517 X-Archive-Number: 200212/603 X-Sequence-Number: 34518 Lincoln Yeoh writes: > I'm a bit confused. > In 7.3 is it possible to use GIST without using any of the stuff in > contrib/? No, because there are no GIST opclasses in the standard installation. They are only in contrib. Yes, that's a bit silly. As GIST improves out of the "academic toy" category into the "production tool" category, I expect we will migrate GIST opclasses into the standard installation. regards, tom lane