[jira] [Resolved] (LUCENE-8264) Allow an option to rewrite all segments

["Erick Erickson (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

     [ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-8264?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ]

Erick Erickson resolved LUCENE-8264.
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    Resolution: Won't Fix

> Allow an option to rewrite all segments
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>                 Key: LUCENE-8264
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-8264
>             Project: Lucene - Core
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Erick Erickson
>            Assignee: Erick Erickson
>            Priority: Major
>
> For the background, see SOLR-12259.
> There are several use-cases that would be much easier, especially during upgrades, if we could specify that all segments get rewritten. 
> One example: Upgrading 5x->6x->7x. When segments are merged, they're rewritten into the current format. However, there's no guarantee that a particular segment _ever_ gets merged so the 6x-7x upgrade won't necessarily be successful.
> How many merge policies support this is an open question. I propose to start with TMP and raise other JIRAs as necessary for other merge policies.
> So far the usual response has been "re-index from scratch", but that's increasingly difficult as systems get larger.



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