Re: Units in postgresql.conf.sample

From: David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Units in postgresql.conf.sample
Date: 2006-09-20 20:25:21
Message-ID: 20060920202521.GB22637@fetter.org
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On Wed, Sep 20, 2006 at 10:20:18PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Should the values in the default configuration file contain units?
> And if so, should we phase out the verbal description of the units,
> e.g.,
>
> #work_mem = 1024 # min 64, size in kB
>
> becomes
>
> #work_mem = 1MB # min 64kB
>
> (The "native" units are of course still shown in the documentation
> for reference.)

+1 for the change :)

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D
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