Re: Parsing config files in a directory - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: Parsing config files in a directory
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Msg-id 4AE62306.9000901@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: Parsing config files in a directory  (Greg Stark <gsstark@mit.edu>)
Responses Re: Parsing config files in a directory
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Greg,

> This actually seems like a bad idea to me. 

You write your tool your way, I'll write my tool mine.  We'll see which
one works the best in the field.

> Well you're assuming there's only one tool generating this config? We
> have at least two and possibly more. initdb generates an initial set
> of defaults, the user may well run some kind of autotuning program,
> and then they also have variables set by SET PERSISTENT. That's three
> pieces of configuration being edited by different pieces of software.

Well, that's what I'd call a bad idea.  Mixing external autotuner which
writes to files with SET PERSISTENT?

--Josh Berkus



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