Re: [PATCH] Warn users about duplicate configuration parameters

From: Andres Freund <andres(at)anarazel(dot)de>
To: Aleksander Alekseev <a(dot)alekseev(at)postgrespro(dot)ru>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Warn users about duplicate configuration parameters
Date: 2017-04-07 15:36:21
Message-ID: 20170407153621.dbvmtisptxzkhb6r@alap3.anarazel.de
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On 2017-04-07 18:29:40 +0300, Aleksander Alekseev wrote:
> Andres, Tatsuo,
>
> Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
>
> > -1 - I frequently just override earlier parameters by adding an
> > include at the end of the file. Also, with postgresql.auto.conf it's
> > even more common to override parameters.
>
> > -1 from me too by the same reason Andres said.
>
> I see no problem here. After all, it's just warnings. We can even add
> a GUC that disables them specially for experienced users who knows what
> she or he is doing. And/or add special case for postgresql.auto.conf.

More useless warnings make actual warnings less useful.

Greetings,

Andres Freund

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