PostgreSQL Basics by Example

Re:PostgreSQL Basics by Example by workhere-io on Monday August 19, 2013 @10:07AM (#6237266)

I've done some benchmarks with millions of rows, and a default PostgreSQL installed via apt-get on Ubuntu works fine. I doubt whether the majority of PostgreSQL users really need to install from source (especially considering how much harder it makes upgrades).

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Re:PostgreSQL Basics by Example by jpitz on Tuesday August 20, 2013 @04:39PM (#6246393)

I didn't say it was faster, and I didn't say the majority needed to do it.

The reason is to be able to customize your build and/or apply patches. Tom Lane fixed a production bug I reported in hours and this got me running fairly quickly.

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