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From: Oli Sennhauser <oli.sennhauser@fromdual.com>
To: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: Server configuration shot overview
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    <p>Deriving it from the catalog data IMHO is definitely the way to
      go. I was not aware that this could be possible...</p>
    <p>What are your arguments for leaning toward no? For other software
      products I really like it.</p>
    <p>Regards,<br>
      Oli</p>
    <p><br>
    </p>
    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 31/07/2026 14:20, David G. Johnston=

      wrote:<br>
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      On Friday, July 31, 2026, PG Doc comments form &lt;<a
        href=3D"mailto:noreply@postgresql.org" moz-do-not-send=3D"true"
        class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext">noreply@postgresql.org</a>&gt;
      wrote:<br>
      <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">T=
he
        following documentation comment has been logged on the website:<b=
r>
        <br>
        Page: <a
          href=3D"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/runtime-config.html"=

          target=3D"_blank" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">https://www.postgres=
ql.org/<wbr>docs/18/runtime-config.html</a><br>
        Description:<br>
        <br>
        When reading the configuration parameters<br>
        (<a
href=3D"https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-wal.html"
          target=3D"_blank" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">https://www.postgres=
ql.org/<wbr>docs/current/runtime-config-<wbr>wal.html</a>)
        I found it<br>
        difficult to find fast the (for me) relevant information: What
        is the<br>
        default? When/how can it be changed? The information is/was
        always there but<br>
        somehow hidden in the text...<br>
        <br>
        So I think it would be more convenient to have these
        informations summarized<br>
        in the beginning?<br>
        <br>
        What are other thinking about? Is it worth to take the effort
        and if yes how<br>
        should this be done? All the 400 settings at once (pouhh!) or
        section by<br>
        section?<br>
      </blockquote>
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      </div>
      <div>Leaning toward no, but if I were to do something like this
        I=E2=80=99d avoid manual updates and instead derive it from the c=
atalog
        data already in the source tree.</div>
      <div><br>
      </div>
      <div>David J.</div>
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