Re: Adding new variables into GUC

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>
Cc: Θάνος Παπαπέτρου <thanos(at)di(dot)uoa(dot)gr>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Adding new variables into GUC
Date: 2011-02-10 19:03:22
Message-ID: AANLkTi=wp0w4Jm-yMibpM+i8WUcT+QO7FidTEN7FU61M@mail.gmail.com
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2011/2/10 Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>:
>
>> You basically need the variable, the entry in the appropriate array in
>> guc.c, and some documentation (at least if you'd like anyone else to
>> ever use the code).  Try looking at some past patches that added GUCs
>> similar to yours.
>
> For completeness, it would also be good to add rows to the pg_settings
> system catalog, but that's not necessary for testing.

pg_settings doesn't need to be separately updated. It's just a view.

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Robert Haas
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