Re: Patch for units in postgresql.conf - Mailing list pgsql-patches

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Patch for units in postgresql.conf
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Msg-id 200607251544.09902.peter_e@gmx.net
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In response to Patch for units in postgresql.conf  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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Am Dienstag, 25. Juli 2006 15:12 schrieb Alvaro Herrera:
> Does this mean that one must match the "kB" exactly, with the specified
> upper and lower case?

I think it's better to require exact spelling of the units, or else it'll
quickly get inconsistent and error-prone.  (Say, if you want to allow "KB",
why not "mB"?  And "kb" is clearly a kilobit, so we don't want to allow that
in any case.)

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Peter Eisentraut
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