: Yes, i am using dismax. But dismax allows *:* for q.alt ,which also seems : like inconsistency.
dismax is a *parser* that affects how a single query string is parsed. when you use defType=dismax, that only changes how the "q" param is parsed -- not any other query string params, like "fq" or "facet.query" (or "q.alt") when you have a request like "defType=dismax&q=&q.alt=*:*" what you are saying, and what solr is doing, is... * YOU: hey solr, use dismax as the default parser for the q param * SEARCHHANDLER: ok, if the "q" param does not use local params to override the parser, i will use dismax * SEARCHHANDLER: hey dismax qparser, go parse the string "" * DISMAXQP: that string is empty, so instead we should use q.alt * SEARCHHANDLER: ok, i will parse the q.alt param and use that query in place of the empty q param * SEARCHHANDLER: hey lucene qparser, the string "*:*" does not use local params to override the parser, please parse it * LUCENEQP: the string "*:*" is a MatchAllDocsQuery * SEARCHHANDLER: cool, i'll use that as my main query -Hoss http://www.lucidworks.com/
