[Xapian-discuss] Chert backend

[Olly Betts]

On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 11:26:33PM +0300, P K wrote:
> As Chert backend is not the default Xapian backend for the 1.2 branch, I am
> thinking about switching from Flint to Chert. However, I am wondering how do
> both compare in performance and index size? 

Chert indexes are smaller.  Chert is faster in almost all cases, and in
some cases substantially so.

> My indexes are updated quite frequently, so this is my priority. Which is
> better in this case?

The only reason to use flint is if you need compatibility with 1.0.x, or
have existing flint databases you can't easily convert.

Cheers,
    Olly