Re: [HACKERS] Simple postgresql.conf wizard -- Statistics idea...

2008-11-26 Thread Decibel!
On Nov 25, 2008, at 8:59 PM, Dann Corbit wrote: It is a simple matter to calculate lots of interesting univarate summary statistics with a single pass over the data (perhaps during a vacuum full). I don't think that the problem we have is how to collect statistics (well, except for cross-f

Re: [HACKERS] Simple postgresql.conf wizard -- Statistics idea...

2008-11-26 Thread Joshua Tolley
On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 06:59:25PM -0800, Dann Corbit wrote: > I do have a statistics idea/suggestion (possibly useful with some future > PostgreSQL 9.x or something): > It is a simple matter to calculate lots of interesting univarate summary > statistics with a single pass over the data (perhaps d

Re: [HACKERS] Simple postgresql.conf wizard -- Statistics idea...

2008-11-25 Thread Dann Corbit
> -Original Message- > From: Tom Lane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 5:33 PM > To: Dann Corbit > Cc: Gregory Stark; Decibel!; Robert Haas; Bruce Momjian; Mark Wong; > Heikki Linnakangas; Josh Berkus; Greg Smith; pgsql- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [HACKER