Re: GUC time unit spelling a bit inconsistent - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Dave Page
Subject Re: GUC time unit spelling a bit inconsistent
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Msg-id 467A3E50.6060000@postgresql.org
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In response to Re: GUC time unit spelling a bit inconsistent  (Michael Paesold <mpaesold@gmx.at>)
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Michael Paesold wrote:
> It's not about a certain standard. There are so many different ways in 
> the world to write time units, so in a certain context a standard is 
> really useful to constrain the format/syntax, but...
> 
> This all was about usability of a configuration file, wasn't it? Now, 
> Peter, you improved that very much with this change. But do you at the 
> same time want to cripple the usefulness again by insisting on a certain 
> _syntax_, while the _semantics_ are completely clear to (guessing) 99% 
> of the people who will changes these settings?

FWIW, I agree entirely.

Regards, Dave


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