Re: [HACKERS] Hadoop backend?

2009-02-21 Thread pi song
1) Hadoop file system is very optimized for mostly read operation2) As of a few months ago, hdfs doesn't support file appending. There might be a bit of impedance to make them go together. However, I think it should a very good initiative to come up with ideas to be able to run postgres on distri

[HACKERS] Hadoop backend?

2009-02-21 Thread Paul Sheer
Hadoop backend for PostGreSQL A problem that my client has, and one that I come across often, is that a database seems to always be associated with a particular physical machine, a physical machine that has to be upgraded, replaced, or otherwise maintained. Even if the database is replicated,

[HACKERS] Okay to change TypeCreate() signature in back branches?

2009-02-21 Thread Tom Lane
I looked into the bug reported by Cott Lang that pg_type.typowner is incorrect for a table's toast table after a rewriting ALTER TYPE command. The problem occurs because an entirely new toast table is built during the rewrite. The correct table owner is passed to heap_create_with_catalog(), but i

[HACKERS] Service not starting: Error 1053

2009-02-21 Thread Frank Featherlight
Hey guys, I had two running threads here: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2009-02/msg00859.php http://www.postgresqlforums.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=1574 Both have not come to a succesful conclusion. In very short (but you better read the threads): During installation it stop