Re: A smaller default postgresql.conf

From: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Joshua Drake <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, Hans-Juergen Schoenig <postgres(at)cybertec(dot)at>
Subject: Re: A smaller default postgresql.conf
Date: 2008-08-28 18:23:01
Message-ID: 48B6ED05.3090205@agliodbs.com
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Peter,

> Well, my original implementation of GUC had an empty default configuration
> file, which was later craptaculated to its current form based on seemingly
> popular demand. I am very happy to work back toward the empty state, and
> there appears to be growing support for that.
>

I'd prefer a hybrid: that is, something like the parameters set in
postgresql.conf.simple (without the commentary) and the rest left out.

There are 12-20 things which people really need to set.

--Josh

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