[postgis-devel] [PostGIS] #1680: geography btree: ERROR: index row requires 9960 bytes, maximum size is 8191 (was: ERROR: index row requires 9960 bytes, maximum size is 8191)

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#1680: geography btree: ERROR:  index row requires 9960 bytes, maximum size is
8191
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 Reporter:  strk     |       Owner:  pramsey      
     Type:  defect   |      Status:  new          
 Priority:  medium   |   Milestone:  PostGIS 2.0.0
Component:  postgis  |     Version:  trunk        
 Keywords:           |  
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Comment(by strk):

 Yup, a GiST index works:
 {{{
 strk=# create index idx_cshapeswdatevalid_geog on  cshapeswdatevalid using
 gist (geog);
 CREATE INDEX
 }}}

 Well, I guess urgency reduces, but it's still a fact you can't create a
 btree on geography (what should it do is a different topic)

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