X-Original-To: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org Received: from candle.pha.pa.us (momjian.navpoint.com [207.106.42.251]) by postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B187474E4F for ; Fri, 21 Mar 2003 17:53:14 -0500 (EST) Received: (from pgman@localhost) by candle.pha.pa.us (8.11.6/8.10.1) id h2LMqsF20161; Fri, 21 Mar 2003 17:52:54 -0500 (EST) From: Bruce Momjian Message-Id: <200303212252.h2LMqsF20161@candle.pha.pa.us> Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] Roadmap for FE/BE protocol redesign In-Reply-To: <16059.1048286801@sss.pgh.pa.us> To: Tom Lane Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 17:52:54 -0500 (EST) Cc: Barry Lind , Peter Eisentraut , Alvaro Herrera , PostgreSQL Development X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL99 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Archive-Number: 200303/946 X-Sequence-Number: 37192 I was thinking if we had a SET PERMANENT that couldn't be changed, interfaces that want to control variables could set them perminantly, and others could let users control it. Actually, if we reported change to the client, the interface could override any change the user made --- just an idea. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tom Lane wrote: > Bruce Momjian writes: > > Man, I lost another vote! :-) > > Happens to us all ;-) > > But this discussion is far from over ... not that many people have > weighed in yet. Also, even if autocommit's fate is sealed, we still > have to think about how to handle the other variables Barry identified > as trouble spots. > > regards, tom lane > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073