From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
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To: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
Cc: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, pgsql-patches(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Postgresql.conf Documentation change |
Date: | 2004-08-16 23:55:53 |
Message-ID: | 20040816205425.C55723@ganymede.hub.org |
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On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Bruce,
>
>> One issue is that the postgresql.conf file only gets installed as part
>> of initdb so a shutdown/install/restart will replace the sample file,
>> but the server file will retain comments until an initdb. This means
>> some beta people might go into 8.0.0 final with comments, and some will
>> not.
>
> I think there's a couple other patches that have the same effect (that is,
> initdb is required to take care of them). I think people using the beta
> should expect to re-build several times, anyway -- if they're not, they
> shouldn't use beta software.
Actually, I agree with this, but from a different angle ... if testing
beta, part of that testing is that an initdb does what is expected and
doesn't generate any errors/problems ... when we go into RC mode, *then*
things should be safe from an initdb, but beta shouldn't have that
requirement ...
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