Re: Fractions in GUC variables - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Fractions in GUC variables
Date
Msg-id 20141215155012.GB9827@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Fractions in GUC variables  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
List pgsql-hackers
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:19:19AM -0500, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > Overall, I feel that this isn't really worth the trouble. We use
> > fractions consistently now, so there isn't much room for confusion over
> > what the current values mean. Using a percentage might be more familiar
> > for some people, but OTOH you'll have to get used to the fractions
> > anyway, unless we change the default output format too, and I'm not in
> > favour of doing that. I suggest that we just drop this, and remove the
> > TODO item.
> 
> Agreed.
> 
> The patch is sound as far as it goes (I might be inclined to accept
> whitespace between number and % sign), but given the above points and
> the original reason for it having been eliminated, I'm inclined to drop it.

TODO item removed.

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