Re: A smaller default postgresql.conf

On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 09:08:02AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:49:39 -0000
> "Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> wrote:
> > Sure, why not? Clarity should always trump brevity. The only
> > people who gain from a comment-less file are the ones who are
> > already expert in it.
>
> You are right, Clarity always trumps brevity but then again, some
> things are only clear if they are brief. Point being, the
> documentation in the postgresql.conf isn't really useful and to make
> it useful; would make the configuration file itself not useful. A
> succinct file with directed links that are explicitly telling you,
> "Don't be stupid read the docs" is a very good idea.

And we're back to man pages and CHM files.

How big a project would that latter be?

Cheers,
David.
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