[OSM-dev] osm2pgsql deltas

[Frederik Ramm]

Hi,

John Smith wrote:
> 2010/1/18 Steve Hill <steve at nexusuk.org>:
>> 1. From a blank database, it takes several days to import the planet file in
>> slim mode.  This means that even if I start importing the planet file the
>> moment it is available, by the time it has finished my server will have
>> several days of deltas to catch up with.
> 
> This should almost never have to be done now, unless there is some bug
> in the diffs that people haven't noticed, previous diffs didn't have
> all the data, new diffs do.

It will still be required if you change your osm2pgsql import rules.

Bye
Frederik