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From: Andreas Pflug <pgadmin@pse-consulting.de>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Overhauling GUCS
Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:46:07 +0200
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Tom Lane wrote:
> I grow weary of this thread.  I will say it once more: I do not believe
> for one instant that the current formatting of postgresql.conf is the
> major impediment, or even a noticeable impediment, to producing a useful
> configuration wizard.  If you wish to prove otherwise, provide a
> complete wizard except for the parts that touch the config file, and
> I will promise to finish it.
>
> I will not read or respond to any further discussion of changing the
> config file format.  It's a waste of bandwidth.
>   

Your statement doesn't really surprise me. Apparently you kind of 
celebrate misunderstanding my point, which isn't primarily about the 
file format, but about config param accessibility via api/SQL.

I personally wouldn't even think about starting such a wizard, unless I 
have an idea how to push the result into the database. No, not a file, 
but via SQL! So your statement you won't react unless a wizard is almost 
ready is prohibitive, apart from the fact that not only wizards 
(featuring AI) are interesting, but simple config tools as well.

Regards,
Andrads




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