[Pkg-db-devel] Bug#417204: Bug#417204: db4.5_load manual page should recommend sorting the input

Clint Adams schizo at debian.org
Tue Aug 7 23:53:12 UTC 2007


On Sun, Apr 01, 2007 at 09:09:14PM +0100, Frederik Eaton wrote:
> I find that when I sort the input (by key, of course) to db4.5_load,
> it runs about 200 times faster. If the time to do the sorting is
> included, then the speed-up is closer to 100, but it is still enough
> of a speed-up that I think the manual page should recommend that users
> try sorting their input. Also, the resulting database file is about
> 1/3 smaller.

Would you care to suggest some verbiage?




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