Re: [HACKERS] Number of index fields configurable

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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org
> > [mailto:owner-pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org]On Behalf Of Bruce Momjian
> > 
> > I have moved INDEX_MAX_KEYS to postgres.h, and have removed the
> > hard-coded limits that it is 8 fields.  I hope I got all of them.  The
> > default is still 8.
> > 
> > There were only a few places left that had the 8 hard-coded.
> > 
> > I haven't tested non-8 values but they should work.
> >
> 
> Shouldn't the following catalog be changed ?
> 
> CATALOG(pg_index)
> {
> ....
>     int28        indkey;
>     ^^^^^
>     oid8        indclass;
>     ^^^^^

The underlying definitions of the types are now based in the #define
parameter.  Not sure if this is going to work so I have not change the
actual type names yet.  I have a few more changes to commit now.

Also, what should the new names be?  Can't call it int16.  Does anyone
outside the source tree rely on those type names?

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