Re: Open items

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Open items
Date: 2004-08-06 15:12:29
Message-ID: 200408061512.i76FCT303163@candle.pha.pa.us
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* Remove comments on postgresql.conf variables

By removing comments we prevent the confusion that commenting a line
returns a modified value to its default, which it does not.

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Bruce Momjian wrote:
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> Added to TODO:
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> * Remove comments on postgresql.conf variables
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> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
> > [ There is text before PGP section. ]
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> > >
> > > >> It`s not a beta-blocker, but I still need to fix the postgresql.conf.sample
> > > >> file to not use all those commented-out values. Unfortunately, I have not
> > > >> had time to do this. If someone could take of this, it would be most
> > > >> appreciated. See Tom`s notes on some issues involved:
> > > >>
> > > >> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2004-07/msg00178.php
> > > >>
> > > >> Another reason to make sure this makes it into 8.0 is so that the new
> > > >> group of users does not see the format of the file change from 8.0 to 8.1,
> > > >> but can start right away with the more intuitive format.
> > >
> > > > This is too involved a change at this stage. I don't expect
> > > > postgresql.conf to change any more from 7.4->8.0 than from 8.0->8.1 so I
> > > > don't see why this is more critical for this release, and it has too
> > > > many open issues.
> > >
> > > Tom's post linked above seems to indicate it might be accepted, but I
> > > will certainly yield to Core's decision. I'm still hoping someone else
> > > will step up to the plate and tackle this: I feel that it would be
> > > nice not to confuse a whole new group of users with commented-out
> > > defaults which may or may not have a relation to the actual setttings. :)
> >
> > Well, I haven't seen any of the research requested by Tom, and with beta
> > a few days away, I don't see it happening in time.
> >
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