Re: units in postgresql.conf comments - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: units in postgresql.conf comments
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Msg-id 52D209E7.2030700@agliodbs.com
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In response to units in postgresql.conf comments  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On 01/11/2014 11:06 AM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 09:59:10PM -0400, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
>> I think these sort of entries don't make much sense:
>>
>> #wal_sender_timeout = 60s      # in milliseconds; 0 disables
>>
>> I think we should remove units from the comments when it's clear from
>> the name or the default value that time units are accepted.
> 
> So, is anyone doing this?  Should it be a TODO item?

I don't agree, actually, unless we take the next step and actually clean
all the documentation garbage out of the file and leave it in the main
docs and pg_settings where it belongs.


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Josh Berkus
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