>> A fuzzy query foo~ defaults to a similarity of 0.5, i.e. equal to foo~0.5 >> > > just as an FYI, this isn't true in trunk (4.0) any more. > > the defaults are changed so that it never enumerates the entire > dictionary (slow) like before, see: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-2667 > > so, the default is now foo~2 (2 edit distances).
Got it. I need this for production on 1.4.1. Any clue on how to patch in a new default, without? -- Jan Høydahl, search solution architect Cominvent AS - www.cominvent.com