RE: Proposed WAL changes

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Zeugswetter Andreas SB
> 
> > >> Remove archdir from pg_control; it ought to be a GUC
> > >> parameter, not a special case (not that it's implemented 
> > yet anyway).
> > 
> > > Is archdir really a GUC parameter ?
> > 
> > Why shouldn't it be?  I see nothing wrong with changing it on-the-fly.
> 
> Yes, I think this is a good change, like all others except XID 
> assignment :-)
> 

Could GUC parameters be changed permanently e.g. by SET command ?

For example,
1) start postmaster
2) set archdir to '....'
3) shutdown postmaster

Does PostgreSQL remember the archdir parameter ?

Regards,
Hiroshi Inoue