Re: [HACKERS] High level description of postgres - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] High level description of postgres
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Msg-id 199809111836.OAA07931@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to High level description of postgres  ("Joost Kraaijeveld" <JKraaijeveld@askesis.nl>)
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> Hi,
>
> Can anyone give me directions to a high level descriotion of postgres? Which
> executables and or scripts are there and what is their responsibility? What
> is a typical scenario of what postgres does? Wait on a port listening for a
> connection, on request fork?  Is there a readable (and no, dozens of
> Makefiles are not considered readable) list of dependancies? Which
> executable depends on which source and /or libraries? Which library depends
> on what othere librarie / source? etc. etc.
>
> I have read (but not memorized)  the user manual and the administrators
> manual but I found them not giving the answers I was looking for.

Have you seen the backend flow chart and developers FAQ on the web site?


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