Re: A small update for postgresql.conf.sample - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: A small update for postgresql.conf.sample
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Msg-id 201010141705.o9EH5U113032@momjian.us
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In response to Re: A small update for postgresql.conf.sample  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: A small update for postgresql.conf.sample
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Robert Haas wrote:
> 2010/9/27 Devrim G?ND?Z <devrim@gunduz.org>:
> > On Mon, 2010-09-27 at 09:40 -0400, Robert Haas wrote:
> >> > Actually, I don't see any reason why not to backpatch it.
> >>
> >> I was wondering if it would cause package management headaches for
> >> people who had already modified their postgresql.conf.
> >
> > We don't overwrite .conf files during upgrades.
> 
> All right, have it your way.  Done.  :-)
> 
> (Dang this is a lot easier than the old way.)

Uh, I have always been reluctant to backpatch changes to
postgresql.conf.sample because those changes are going to be installed
in share/postgresql.conf.sample during a minor upgrade.  After that, if
someone diffs their data/postgresql.conf with
share/postgresql.conf.sample, they will see change that they did not
make to postgresql.conf.

Not sure you want to revert this changes, but I wanted to be sure people
understood this behavior.

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