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doc/README.OPENLINK

-varchar.diff
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-This patch was necessary for the OpenLink Postgres Database Agent.
-I think this fixes a bug anyway.
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-The following query demonstrates this bug:
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-  create table foo (bar varchar);
-  insert into foo values ('');          -- no problem
-  select * from foo where bar = '';     -- fails
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-fsync.diff
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-This patch adds an option to disable synchronous writes.
-It adds an extra option to postgres: -F
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-When started with -F, all fsync() calls will be no-ops,
-so you'll be in big trouble when your machine suddenly crashes and your disk
-cache is not flushed.
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-Use at your own risk (but it is *much* faster with large inserts)
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-This also speeds up initdb for initial database bootstrapping
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-To start postmaster with this "feature" enabled, type
-  postmaster -o -F -S
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