Re: TODO questions

OK, TODO updated:

o %Allow commenting of variables in postgresql.conf to restore them
to defaults

Currently, if a variable is commented out, it keeps the
previous uncommented value until a server restarted.
Logically, a reload should set the same values as a
server restart.

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Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2005 at 03:11:31PM -0400, Greg Stark wrote:
> > In every other system I've seen, when you "reload" a config file the system
> > goes through the exact same process (semantically at least) that it does when
> > starting up. Ie, it start with a fresh slate of defaults and loads the config
> > file which sets parameters and overrides those defaults.
>
> I think this is a good summary of the desired behavior, and that it
> should be added to the TODO description.
> --
> Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby(at)pervasive(dot)com
> Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com 512-569-9461
>

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