Re: Re: postgresql.conf and postgres options

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Thomas Swan <tswan-lst(at)ics(dot)olemiss(dot)edu>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, pgsql-doc(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re: postgresql.conf and postgres options
Date: 2001-01-25 00:05:13
Message-ID: 200101250005.TAA19547@candle.pha.pa.us
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Defaults are listed as the assignment value, and of course, the are all
commented out.

> I think the list is great, show what can be configured rather than
> guessing/digging to find it, where it belongs, in what order (if any), etc.
> etc. etc.
> The only addition I could think would be to label (default value).
>
> Needless, I like it.. :)
>
>
> At 1/24/2001 01:03 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Bruce Momjian writes:
> > >
> > > > I have added all possible config options to postgresql.conf.sample.
> > >
> > > It was actually fully intentional that there was *no* list of all possible
> > > config options in the sample file, because
> > >
> > > 1) Who's going to maintain this?
> > >
> > > 2) People should read the documentation before messing with options.
> > >
> > > (" is not the correct string delimiter either.)
> >
> >Changed to ''. Thanks.
> >
> > >
> > > I have bad experiences with sample config files. The first thing I
> > > usually do is delete them and dig up the documentation.
> > >
> > > Do other people have comments on this issue?
> >
> >I have marked all places where these defaults are set in the C code,
> >pointing them to update postgresql.conf.sample.
> >
> >I found it is nice to see a nice list of all options for quick review.
> >It makes the file much more useful, I think.
>
>
>

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