0On Thu, 5 Sep 2002, Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > OK, so if base isn't compilable, then what is it good for? I don't see > > any add-on packages that would make it usable. > > AFAIR, the only reason for having the split packaging is to accommodate > people who are downloading across flaky connections --- less to retry if > your connection drops. You still have to download all the data if you > want to have a useful package, no?
Correct ... even on high speed connections, I've had problems in the past getting large files to download, so it makes it easier if you only have to retry a part, instead of hte whole thing ... ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org
