Add:

>
> * Add estimated_count(*) to return an estimate of COUNT(*)
>
>   This would use the planner ANALYZE statistatics to return an estimated
>   count.

diff --git a/doc/TODO b/doc/TODO
index 83683348334051b746058cfd8a8a44bcc1b27da8..ef25875db6a1db4a7ccca9fcd8c8a75c3cf52ded 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/TODO
+++ b/doc/TODO
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 ====================
 Current maintainer:    Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:      Wed Nov 16 13:44:51 EST 2005
+Last updated:      Tue Nov 22 17:53:39 EST 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -841,6 +841,11 @@ Cache Usage
   faster than a sequential scan it must avoid access to the heap
   to obtain tuple visibility information.
 
+* Add estimated_count(*) to return an estimate of COUNT(*)
+
+  This would use the planner ANALYZE statistatics to return an estimated
+  count.
+
 * Allow data to be pulled directly from indexes
 
   Currently indexes do not have enough tuple visibility information 

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
index a3d1050c162c13dcbdd9b01cb4dd30d5dd6c7676..e25b06865152d123fa36485142dbaa3b27648ff9 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/TODO.html
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 PostgreSQL TODO List
 Current maintainer:     Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
-Last updated:           Wed Nov 16 13:44:51 EST 2005
+Last updated:           Tue Nov 22 17:53:39 EST 2005
 
 The most recent version of this document can be viewed at
 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html.
@@ -762,6 +762,10 @@ first.
   get a count directly from a unique index, but for this to be
   faster than a sequential scan it must avoid access to the heap
   to obtain tuple visibility information.
+
+  Add estimated_count(*) to return an estimate of COUNT(*)
+  This would use the planner ANALYZE statistatics to return an estimated
+  count.
 
   Allow data to be pulled directly from indexes
   Currently indexes do not have enough tuple visibility information