Re: A smaller default postgresql.conf
Joshua D. Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
From: Joshua Drake <jd@commandprompt.com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg@turnstep.com>
Date: 2008-08-19T21:07:48Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:03:48 -0400 Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote: > Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes: > > Peter Eisentraut wrote: > >> I can see that argument, but I think we can quite simply solve it > >> if we provide a plain-text version of the configuration chapter of > >> the documentation. > > > Hmm, let me suggest providing it as a manpage for postgresql.conf, > > i.e., you run "man postgresql.conf" and it gives you this manpage > > documenting every option. > > Seems a bit Unix-centric, but +1 for it on Unix machines anyway. > Is there any near equivalent on Windows? Yes there are Windows Help files. I would imagine the installer would deal with that. Magnus would obviously know better than I. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake > > regards, tom lane > -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate