It implements types MCHAR and MVARCHAR, which are bug-to-bug

compatible with MSSQL CHAR and VARCHAR respectively. Additionaly,

these types use libicu for comparation and case conversion, so their

behavior is identical across different operatingsystem.

behavior is identical across different operatingsystems.

</para>

<para>

&productname; also includes <xref linkend="citext"> extension which

Once <filename>pg_pathman</filename> is enabled, you can start

partitioning tables.

</para>

<tip>

<para>You can also build <filename>pg_pathman</filename> from source code by executing the following command in the <filename>pg_pathman</filename> directory:

</para>

<programlisting>

make install USE_PGXS=1

</programlisting>

<para>When this operation is complete, follow the steps described above to complete the setup.

</para>

<para>In addition, do not forget to set the <envar>PG_CONFIG</envar> variable if you want to test <filename>pg_pathman</filename> on a custom build of <productname>&productname;</productname>. For details, see

<ulink url="https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Building_and_Installing_PostgreSQL_Extension_Modules">Building and Installing PostgreSQL Extension Modules</ulink>.

</para>

</tip>

<para>You can toggle <filename>pg_pathman</filename> or its specific custom

nodes on and off using <acronym>GUC</acronym> variables. For details, see <xref linkend="pg-pathman-guc-variables">.</para>

<para>

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