Received: from malur.postgresql.org ([217.196.149.56]) by arkaria.postgresql.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WnDGr-0001Sw-7g for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 20:37:53 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=postgresql.org) by malur.postgresql.org with smtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WnDGq-0005yB-MH for pgsql-docs@arkaria.postgresql.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 20:37:52 +0000 Received: from magus.postgresql.org ([2a02:c0:301:0:ffff::29]) by malur.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WnDGp-0005wQ-9N for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 20:37:51 +0000 Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us ([66.207.139.130]) by magus.postgresql.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1WnDGm-0000Ca-Nt for pgsql-docs@postgresql.org; Wed, 21 May 2014 20:37:50 +0000 Received: from pro.sss.pgh.pa.us (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id s4LKbkYT006116; Wed, 21 May 2014 16:37:46 -0400 From: Tom Lane To: David G Johnston cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [9.3] Should we mention "set_config(...)" in 18.1.3 in Server Configuration? In-reply-to: <1400698826956-5804655.post@n5.nabble.com> References: <1400698826956-5804655.post@n5.nabble.com> Comments: In-reply-to David G Johnston message dated "Wed, 21 May 2014 12:00:27 -0700" Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 16:37:46 -0400 Message-ID: <2916.1400704666@sss.pgh.pa.us> X-Pg-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) List-Archive: List-Help: List-ID: List-Owner: List-Post: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Mailing-List: pgsql-docs Precedence: bulk Sender: pgsql-docs-owner@postgresql.org David G Johnston writes: > Section 18.1.3 is named "18.1.3. Other Ways to Set Parameters" yet does not > reference the ability to use "set_config(...)" to make changes to > configuration parameters. Hm, yeah, seems like an oversight. Another thing I've never been terribly happy about is that pg_settings is mentioned only in the next sub-section. Could we merge that sub-section with 18.1.3? regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list (pgsql-docs@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs