Re: Units in postgresql.conf -- How to report?

On Tue, Jul 25, 2006 at 08:48:34AM +0200, Albe Laurenz wrote:
> Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > So assuming we allowed units in postgresql.conf, how would you report
> > them with SHOW?
> >
> > 1. The way they were set (hard)
> >
> > 2. Without units (not user-friendly)
> >
> > 3. Always in base units (seconds or bytes)
> >
> > 4. The largest unit that gives an integer
> >
> > (4) seems the most reasonable to me in terms of interface and
> > implementation.

5. Using whatever units were used in postgresql.conf

> 4. would be the best option for human readers, but it would be a pain
> for
> a script that parses command output.

For scripts I think the best bet would be to go with 3 on
current_setting().
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