Re: Configurable path to look up dynamic libraries

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On Wednesday 16 May 2001 13:02, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Lamar Owen writes:
> > SO, if postgresql.conf is already sitting in datadir, why not include the
> > pg_hba.conf settings in the GUC?

> Because the two have completely different structure.

Currently. :-)  Didn't postmaster.opts.sample (or whatever that pg_ctl 
separate config file for 7.0.x was called) have a different structure from 
the current postgresql.conf? :-)  So the structure needs to change to 
implement -- there is precedent.

> > But in today's climate, an XML config might be better received.

> Not in this lifetime.

You mean not in your lifetime, right? :-)  I'm not a fan of XML either -- 
RealServer configures that way. :-(

> > Oh, and tell initdb to not overwrite a postgresql.conf that already
> > exists. :-).

> Initdb doesn't even start if one already exists.

I know.  Makes it more painful to package a default one. But that's an RPM 
issue, not a generic one.
- --
Lamar Owen
WGCR Internet Radio
1 Peter 4:11
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