Re: pgsql-server/src/backend bootstrap/bootstrap.c ...

Tom Lane wrote:
> CVSROOT:    /cvsroot
> Module name:    pgsql-server
> Changes by:    tgl@svr1.postgresql.org    03/09/02 16:04:13
>
> Modified files:
>     src/backend/bootstrap: bootstrap.c
>     src/backend/tcop: postgres.c
>
> Log message:
>     Cause standalone backend (including bootstrap case) to read the GUC
>     config file if it exists.  This was already discussed as being a good
>     idea, and now seems the cleanest way to deal with initdb-time failures
>     on machines with small SHMMAX.  (The submitted patches instead modified
>     initdb.sh to pass the correct sizing parameters, but that would still
>     leave standalone backends prone to failure later.  An admin who needs
>     to use a standalone backend has enough trouble already, he shouldn't
>     have to manually configure its shmem settings...)

TODO updated:

    * -Have standalone backend read postgresql.conf (Tom)

I hadn't realized initdb shared_buffers would be effected by this, but
it makes sense it would.

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