Re: shrinking the postgresql.conf - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: shrinking the postgresql.conf
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Msg-id 42F79EAE.8020005@commandprompt.com
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In response to Re: shrinking the postgresql.conf  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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Josh Berkus wrote:
> Josh,
> 
> 
>>>My actual point was that we could put a lot of the options in a global
>>>table that could be adjusted versus having the flat file.
> 
> 
> You were aware of the virtual view pg_settings, right?

Yes and show all.

> 
> I've considered before adjusting pg_settings so that it would take UPDATEs and 
> convert them to SET statements.   However, I'm not really sure what the 
> benefit of this would be.

Well it wouldn't be unless it stuck from a reload or restart.

> As for making PostgreSQL.conf shorter, I'm personally always open to 
> suggestions of settings which are useless and could be removed (backed by 
> testing, of course).  See our earlier discussion on commit_siblings.   
> 
> ANd if you think PostgreSQL is bad, you should see Oracle ...

Heh, I have. :)"

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake




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