[ZODB-Dev] Non versioned objects

[Jim Fulton]

Christian Reis wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2002 at 01:15:19PM -0400, Jim Fulton wrote:
> 
>>Cyril Elkaim wrote:
>>
>>>The reason I need this and I asked for is that I maintain Persistent 
>>>indexes in the ZODB.
>>>
>>Technically, I'd call this an optimization, not a need.
>>
>>2. We put the catalog data in a separate non-undoing storage, like the
>>    Berkeley packless storage.
>>
> 
> Wait up. Then how do the catalog references to objects work, if we don't
> have cross-database references (yet ;)?

The references from catalogs to objects are via stored object paths.

These are like symbolic links, as opposed to cross-database references,
which are like hard links. :)

Jim



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