Re: machine-readable pg_controldata?

On 03/04/2010 02:09 PM, Joshua Tolley wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 10:54:15PM +0100, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>> 2010/3/4 Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>:
>>> pg_controldata --catalog_version
>>>
>>> Even better would be the ability to get everything which is in
>>> pg_controldata currently as part of a system view in a running
>>> PostgreSQL; I can get most of them, but certainly not all.
>>
>> +1 for having all the information available from inside the backend,
>> if that's technically possible (which I assume it should be)
>
> I'd love to see pg_config's various bits of information in there as well. I
> just haven't gotten around to writing it. But +1 from me, FWIW.

I agree something like this would be useful -- maybe I'll try to come up
with some round tuits...

Joe