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* More mentions of new --only-indexes feature * Note we now support up to Postgres 9.3, and get rid of outdated list of supported operating systems. (As far as we know, pg_repack should build on any platforms supported by PostgreSQL itself, although no one has tested the Windows build in a long time.) * Remove most of the warnings about data corruption possible with concurrent DDL: this should no longer be a concern now that we hold an ACCESS SHARE lock during full-table repacks. Keep a short warning about old versions being susceptible to this problem, just to make clear that it's fixed now and as an enticement to upgrade. * A few grammar, phrasing, and typo fixes
pg_repack -- Reorganize tables in PostgreSQL databases with minimal locks ========================================================================= - Homepage: http://reorg.github.com/pg_repack - Download: http://pgxn.org/dist/pg_repack/ - Development: https://github.com/reorg/pg_repack - Bug Report: https://github.com/reorg/pg_repack/issues - Mailing List: http://pgfoundry.org/mailman/listinfo/reorg-general pg_repack_ is a PostgreSQL extension which lets you remove bloat from tables and indexes, and optionally restore the physical order of clustered indexes. Unlike CLUSTER_ and `VACUUM FULL`_ it works online, without holding an exclusive lock on the processed tables during processing. pg_repack is efficient to boot, with performance comparable to using CLUSTER directly. Please check the documentation (in the ``doc`` directory or online_) for installation and usage instructions. .. _pg_repack: http://reorg.github.com/pg_repack .. _CLUSTER: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-cluster.html .. _VACUUM FULL: VACUUM_ .. _VACUUM: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/sql-vacuum.html .. _online: pg_repack_ What about pg_reorg? -------------------- pg_repack is a fork of the pg_reorg_ project, which has proven hugely successful. Unfortunately the last version of pg_reorg was 1.1.7, released in Aug. 2011, and development of the project has stagnated since then. The first release of pg_repack contains many key improvements which have been missing from pg_reorg (e.g. support for PostgreSQL 9.2, and EXTENSION packaging). In an effort to make the transition for existing pg_reorg users simple, and facilitate a possible merge back with pg_reorg, we are releasing pg_repack 1.1.8 as a drop-in replacement for pg_reorg, addressing the pg_reorg 1.1.7 bugs and shortcomings. We are also developing new features to be released in an upcoming 1.2 version. pg_repack may be an interim solution, should the pg_reorg project come back to life. In the meantime, we thank the original pg_reorg authors for the quality code they have released to the community, wish them good luck, and hope to collaborate further in the future. .. _pg_reorg: http://reorg.projects.pgfoundry.org/